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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Merwanji, Hon’ble Mr. Cowasjie, elected Non-official Member, Legislative Council, Burma; took his seat, 1912. Address: Rangoon, Burma.  Meston, Lieut.-General Sir James ScroggieScorgie [sic], U.P., C.S.I., (1908), K.C.S.I., (1911), India; b. Old Aberdeen 18851865 [sic]; m. Jennie, o.d. James M'DonaldMcDonald [sic], 1891; educ: Grammar School and University, Aberdeen, Balliol College, Oxford; joined service, 1885; Settlement Officer, 1891-97; Financial Secretary to Government, United Provinces, 1899-1902; Adviser to Governments of Cape Colony and Transvaal on Civil Service Reform, 1904-06; temporary Finance Member of Council, 1908; Member of Imperial Legislative Council, 1909; Lieutenant Governor of U.P, since 1913. Address: Allahabad, U.P., India. Club: East India United Service.  '''Mengens. Hon’ble E. G.''', Nominated Non-Official Member, Imperial Legislative Council of India. Address: Calcutta, India.  Mewaram, Seth, Rai Bahadur (1911), Banker and merchant, Honorary Magistrate and Member of the Municipal Board of Khurja; b. 1873; educ: at Khurja; belongs to a well-known Jain Family; s. of Rai Bahadur Sith Amlok Ram; has founded an Orphanage for children. Address: Khurja, Bulandsahar, U.P., India.  Meyer, Hon’ble Sir William Stevenson. B.A., K.C.S.I., (1909), I.C.S.; b. 1860; educ: Blackheath, University College, London; joined service, 1881; attached to Survey Party No. IV, 1884; acted in various capacities in various places; on special duty at Madras for preparing Administration Reports of the Madras Presidency for 1885-86, from 16th September to 15th December 1886; Assistant Secretary to Madras Government, 1886-89; Secretarv, Board of Revenue, Madras, 1890-94; Originator of the ‘Meyer Scheme’ for the redistribution of districts in the Madras Presidency; services placed at the disposal of Government of India as Deputy Secretary in the Financial Branch, 1896-01; Editor, Imperial Gazeteer of India, 1902-04; Secretary, 1905-09; Member of the Decentralization Commission, India, 1907-09; Chief Secretary, Government of Madras, 1899; Member of the Council of the Governor-General, India, 1913; m. Mabel Henrietta, d. of late Major W. W. Jackson, I.A., 1895; (wife died). Address; Delhi, and Simla, India. Clubs: East India United Service.  Meyrick, James Joseph, C.B., F.R.C.V.S.; b. 1824; s. of Theobald Meyrick; educ: at the City of London School, and the Royal Veterinary College, London; served in the R.A. in Canada and Egypt; Superintendent of horse breeding operations in the Punjab; 1878-80; served in the Egyptian Campaign, 1882. Publications: Stable Management and prevention of disease among horses in India; Veterinary Manual for use of Native horse owners in India, translated into Hindustani; and Manual for use of Native Veterinary Surgeons. Address: Lilybrook, Budleigh SelburtonSalterton [sic], S. Devon.  Mhatoi, Ganpat Kashinath; joined Sir J.J. School of Art, 1881; 277