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 valuable services as keeper of the State jewels. His ancestors have served as Ministers to the Maharajas. Khawas Bala Bux entered the service of his State in 1878, and has been serving with zeal and ability ever since. His services have frequently been rewarded by the Maharaja. On the occasion of the Coronation of His late Majesty Edward VII, Khawas Bala Bux proceeded to England with his Chief, in the capacity of Manister. His title was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his public servies. Address : Jaipur. Rajputana.

, Rai Bahadur, Extra Assistant Commissioner, whose biography appears in Part III, page 64, of this work, received the title of Rai Bahadur on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in further recognition of his public services.

, Sardar, Rai Bahadur, Assistant Engineer, born, 3rd March 1858 ; educated at Lahore Government School and College ; entered Government service as Overseer in the Military Works services at Quetta in 1878, and rose to the rank of Assistant Engineer. He has passed 29 of his 34 years' Government service on the Frontier, and has been the recipient of numerous sanads from Government; his work has been throughout marked by great economy in the expenditure of Government money, and by diligence and faithfulness in the discharge of his duties. He is a native of Batala, Amritsar District, and is the son of. Sardar Jawahir Singh Kolha, who distinguished himself by his services to Government during the Mutiny. He is the holder of landed property in Amritsar. At the Coronation Durbar his previous title of Rai Saheb was raised to that of Rai Bahadur, and he received a medal at the hands of his Majesty. His son, Sardar Sardool Singh, follows in the footsteps of his lather, and will devote his energies to the service of Government. Address: Quetta, Baluchistan.