1 68 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA a clerk in the Chief Secretariat in 1884; in 190 1 he was depu- ted to assist Sir Frederick Price, I. C. S., the editor of Ananda Ranga Pillai's Diary, and author of the History of Ootacamund. In 1908 he was appointed to his present post. He owns about twenty acres of land in Chingleput district, and other proper- ty in Madras. His title was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his valuable ser- vices in connection with the Record Office. Address: 32, Poosala Gengu Reddi Street, Egmore, Madras. Ramaswami Aiyar, Kalpathi Aiya Pattar, Rao Saheb, late Inspector, Salt and Abkari Department, Madras Presi- dency, was born in 1856, and educated at Pavanur, Kottayam, Palghat and Calicut. He entered the Salt Department in 1882 as Sub-Inspector and retired in 191 1 as first grade Circle Inspector. During his long service he has frequently been commended for his zeal and tact in suppressing illicit traffic in liquor and salt ; he discoverd many cases of fraud and blackmail and, generally, was an excellent officer. He was complimented on the evidence he gave before the Excise Committee, and was placed on special duty at Calicut to prepare a report on the Abkari Administration on the West Coast from 1877 to 1905. His title was conferred on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his long and faithful service. Address: Kalpathi, South Malabar. VENKATA Rao, Yerramilli, Rao Saheb, Tahsildar, received his title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his services to the public. Add t ess : Ramachandrapuram, Godaveri District Madras Presidency. Kriseina Rao, Kamaraju Mannaru, b. a., Rao Saheb, Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor, and Vice-Presi- dent of the District Board, Guntur, was born at Ongole in October 1872, and educated at the Baptist Mission High
