172 WHO'S WHO IN INDIA Nathu Mal Puri, Rai Saheb, Lala — Revenue Assistant Commissioner, Dehli, was born in 1862, and educated in the Government School, Amritsar. The members of the family to which Rai Saheb Lala Nathu Mal Puri belongs have been in Government service on respectable posts. He is connected with Diwan Ramjas Saheb, C. I. E., of Kapurthala on his mother's side. He worked as Superintendent, Deputy Com- missioner's Office ; Superintendent, Commissioner's Office; Tehsildar ; Personal Assistant to Director of Land Records, Punjab, and was selected to acquire land for the Southern Punjab Railway from Ludhiana to Macleodganj about 150 miles long. In appreciation of this service the Punjab Government granted him a first class khillat. Sir Charles Rivaz, Lieutenant-Governor, selected him for the Political Depart- ment and the Government of India lent his services to the Shahpura State (Rajputana) as administrator, in igo6. Dur- ing his 6 years service he bettered, to some extent, the financial position of the State and introduced many a reform in the administration. In 19 10, he went to England with the Chief of Shahpura who had gone there for medical treatment. In England, he attended the Coronation of His Majesty Emperor George V to whom he had also the honor of being presented. His Majesty was pleased to grant him the Coronation medal. He returned to the Punjab Government, in 1912, in which year the title of Rai Saheb was conferred on him. Address : Revenue Extra Assistant Commissioner, Delhi. Kamla Kanta Ghosh, Rai Saheb, Babu— Pleader in the Province of Assam, was made a Rai Saheb in June, 1913. Ram Nath Mukerji, Rai Saheb, Mr.-— Extra Assistant Conservator of Forests in the Province of Assam, was granted the title of Rai Saheb in June, 1913. Gyan Chand, Rai Saheb, Seth — Agency Treasurer, Sehore, Bhopal Agency, in Central India ; was given the title of Rai Saheb in June, 191 3. Address ; Sehore, Bhopal State, C. I.
