the Hooghly District Board, was born in June, 1850, and educated at Halisahur High School and Hooghly College, whence he graduated in Arts and Law. He is a member of a well known Kayastha family of Halisahur, in Bengal. His father, the late Babu Guru Chandra Mitra, was head assistant at the Assay Office in Calcutta, and was given full charge at the time of the Mutiny. Since his graduating in 1870 and his enrolment as Vakil in the following year Babu Mahendra Chandra has been practising in the Hooghly District Courts, where he is one of the foremost leaders. He acted for a time as Law Lecturer at Hooghly College. He was appointed Government Pleader in 1900. He was an Honorary Magistrate for over twenty years, and was Secretary of the Dufferin Hospital in Chinsurah for five years. He has twice been elected Chairman of the Naihati Municipality for periods of six years, and holds at present the same position in the Hooghly-Chinsurah Municipality. In addition to this, he is President of the Town Hall and Water-Works Committees, President of the local Bar Association, and the Students' Association. He was the principal mover in the scheme for providing Water- Works to his Municipality, and gave, in conjunction with other members of his family, Rs. 10,000 towards the cost of the work. He has been the recipient of certificates for his good work from three successive Lieutenant- Governors. His services to Government and the public have been further recognized by the grant of his title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar. Publications: "Biography of Haji Mohammad Mohsin of Hooghly"; also, " Commentary on the Specific Relief Act". Club: India Club, Calcutta. Address: Hooghly, Bengal.
MUKHARJI, JYOT KUMAR, Rai Bahadur, received his title on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recogni- tion public of his services. Address: Uttarpara, Hooghly District, Bengal.
