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Mr. WILLIAM hth [ION LYNCH COTTON. .\l. lsst. M.S.A.. son til the late ('olont-l Hugh Cotton. Cumlrrmme. Cheshire. join- at the Indian P. W. I). in mm, being posted to Delhi. As early as 1870 he was appomted Executive Engineer at the 4th grade, and two years later Assistant Secretary to the Government ol India. In 1873 he olficiatcd as Under-Secretary. That same year he was [mated to

the 2nd Circle for sperm duty in connection with the erecnon oi the Naga Bridge. and later. in Nun-m- her, hung transient-d to Bengal, rendered service on the famine works. {or which he received the thanks 01 the Government. For services rendered Ill connection with the (marine in Madras, in i877 he received the thanks ot the Mad. ras Government. Promotion tol'

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lowed those spectal duties. and in ISSI, Mr. ('otton was appointed an Exwutiw Engineer. tst grade. On return from furlough in 1884 he officiated as Superintending En~ inner-r. In 1880 he was up minted Snpcrintending Engineer. iliagal- pore Illusion, and the same )1?” was granted leave (or tw» years to count tor pension. He retired on lx-nsron in 189:. Abldc trom his prolession. Mr. Cotton was gazetted .t Magistrate in 1308. was elected

lllvmhcr til the Sm‘tcty of Arts in

187i», and an A.&I.Inst.C.E. in 1874. He pvtncd the firm ol ldhzuu Brothers. (th Engineers. in 18w, humming Sole Proprietor in :305. From this he retired In 1002 to be- rnmu .1 Consulting Engineer Since 1801 he has been Consulting Engi- neer to the Administrator- :encral of Bengal. He prepared the Work- ing plan and supen‘iscd the con- struetion in 18944)!) of the large premises on Dalhousie Square erect- ed by the Standard Lite Insur- ance Company.

Slr. LESLIE “HARLOW IIAR‘ RY, member of the ﬁrm at Messrs. Orr, Dignam & Co.. Solicitors. of Calcutta. mu horn in London on the nth August 184%. He was r-dtlt‘at- ml at l'nin-rsityl'ollege School. Lon- don. and at Lincoln College and Bra. senose College. Oxford. heinglate Ex- lnluitioner ol Linmln and late Scho- lar ol the last~narnerl College. At nxlord he took Honours in Chasi- cal “.\Irxlemtions"and "Greats." and atter graduating BA. in 1889 pr0< corded to the degree at MA. in 1893. In the meantime,in 188mm had en- ten-d into articles with his uncle. Mr. Thomas Webster. lortnerlv Fellow at Trinity College. Cambridge, at

that time practismg as u Solicitor in London, and in 1801 had his article.» translerrcrl in Moss”. 0. F. Hudwon, Matthews 6: ('41., a Well- known City ﬁrm. He passed his “ Final " In 18w: and was admitted as a Solicitor oi tlw Supreme Court in 1803. Alter practiaing loru :hort time in London he come to Indin in 1895 to join the firm ol Messrs. (Jrr. Robertson and Burton. and in 19114,

upon the amalgamation of his ﬁrm with that ol Mortars. Dignnm 5: Co., a new firm was thenostnhlishml under the name ol Messrs. rr, Dignain 6: (0.. and he joined as one ol its mcmhcn.

Messrs. LOVIELOCK & LEWES. Chartered Accountants. No. 25. Manger: Lane. Calcutta.

The firm was luumlcd early in