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Yakut Khan, Khan Bahadur, Inspector of Police, was born in 1868 at Peshawar, and educated at the Collegiate Mission School, Peshawar, and the M. A.-O. College, Aligarh. He belongs to a good Pathan family of Peshawar. His father, Mirab Khair-ullah Khan, served in the Pathan Horse in 1857 and afterwards as Assistant Superintendent of Post Offices in the Afghan War of 1879. Munshi Yakub Khan entered Government service in 1889 as Sub-Inspector of Police in the United Provinces, and was promoted to the rank of Inspector in 1891. He was on deputation to Rampur State as Superintendent of Police from January 1910 till July 1911, and is now Prosecuting Inspector at Saharanpur. His title was conferred in January, 1911, in recognition of his excellent services to Government and the public. Address: Saharanpur, UP.


Khair Mohammad Khan, Khan Bahadur, Khindar Khan Khel. who formerly held the title of Khan Saheb, which was conferred in 1906, received the higher title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar in recognition of his public services. Address: Hathi Khel, Ahmedzai Wazir, N.-W. Frontier Province.


Mohammad Hassan, Mushin, Khan Bahadur, British Vice-Consul, received his title in recognition of his public services, on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. Address: Karbala, Arabia.


Basu, Karunadas, M. A., B. L., Rai Bahadur, was born on 8th February, 1847, and educated at the Presidency College, Calcutta. He belongs to a good Dacca family; his father, Rai Harish Chandra Basu, was a Deputy Collector and made the first Revenue Settlement in Dacca Division under British rule. A large number of Government estates were under his supervision continuously for a period of twenty years. On his death in 1858 these estates were sold