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SUPPLEMENT ii Chaube Raghunathdas, C.S.I., Rai Bahadur; Diwan Bahadur, Diwan of Kotah State (Rajputana), son of Pandit Jagannath Dasji, a Chaturvedi Brahman of Etawah, U. P., was born in November, 1849 ^^^ educated at the Hume's High School, Etawah, and afterwards in the Government College, Agra. He has been in the service of the Kotah State for nearly 36 years in different capacities. He was Assistant Superintendent of Revenue from 1877 to 1893, Vice-Presi- dent of the Kotah Municipality from 1885 to 1898 and Revenue Superintendent in 1894. Thereafter he was promoted to the post of a member of the State Council and was made Diwan in December, 1896. He is a Tazimi Sardar of the State. He holds landed property in the Etawah District and pays annually about Rs. 4,000 as Revenue to British Government. He was made a Rai Bahadur in 1897, a Diwan Bahadur in 1906 and a C S.l. in June, 1912. Address: Diwan, Kotah (Rajputana). JAGMOHANDAS ViRjIVANDAS, Sir — Knight, born 1869, belongs to an ancient family of Kapole Banias of Bombay who are highly respected for their philanthropic public spirit. As contractors to the Portuguese Government and the East India Company and as Shroffs and Bankers, the family helped considerably the early development of Bombay. Socially its members have always been among the foremost leaders of the Bombay Hindu Society counting such illustrious names as Sir Mangaldas Nathubhoy, Sir Harkisandas and Mr. Virjivandas, the last named being the father of Sir Jagmohandas and the founder of the famous Madhowbaug. Sir Jagmohandas was made a Justice of the Peace in 1896 and was an elected mem- ber of the Bombay Corporation for six years. He is a Director of the Swadeshi Bank and Chairman of the Spinning and Weaving Mills. He founded the Kapole Boarding House with the help of his brother and donated Rs. 2,25,000 for a Profes- sorial Chair of Commercial Education. He was made a Knight in June, 1912, in testimony to his services to the country, specially, for the Bombay Town. Address : Bombay.