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Rh by Government, and, over and above the revenue assessed by the deceased Deputy Collector they realized a premium of several lakhs. Babu Karunadas Basu commenced service in the Subordinate Judicial Branch. In 1876, the village of Dakhintalegpur, in Eastern Bengal, was completely washed away by a cyclone, and with it 35,000 persons, including the Munsiff. Babu Karunadas Basu was sent to the spot, and, working amidst corpses and wreckage, succeeded in setting the place in order, earning the thanks of the Government. He retired in 1905 as District and Sessions Judge. His well- known decision in the Sealdah Munsiff's Court, which, though reversed in India, was upheld by the Privy Council, is now the leading case on the law of "Estoppel by Conduct." He owns an estate in Dacca, and land and house property in Calcutta. He is a member of the Calcutta Kaiyesth Sabha. Address: 55, Mirzapur Street, Calcutta.

, Rai Bahadur, received his title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his public services. Address: Calcutta.

, M. A., B. L., Rai Bahadur, Deputy Magistrate and Deputy Collector, fourth grade, Municipal Magistrate, Calcutta, and Presidency Magistrate for the town of Calcutta, was first appointed to Government service in 1889 as Deputy Collector. He was appointed Municipal Magistrate in 1906, and was placed on deputation to the Public Works Department in connection with the Tribeni Arbitration Case on 4th December, 1911. His title was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar in recognition of his public services. Address: Calcutta.

, Rai Bahadur, Banker, Honorary Magistrate, Member of the British Indian Association, was born in January, 1863, and educated at Monghyr. He comes from