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SUPPLEMENT 171 Upendra X. th Ghose, Rai Saheb, Babu — Head Assist- ant, Office of the Superintending Engineer, Sone Circle, in the Province of Bihar and Orissa. The title of Rai Saheb was conferred on him in June, 1913. Sarat Chandra Chakravarti, Rai Saheb, Babu — Head Assistant, Oflice of the Secretary, Public Works Department, in the Province of Bihar and Orissa, was given the title of Rai Saheb in June, 19 13. Lekh Narayan Singh, Rai Saheb, Babu — of Barh, District Patna in the Province of Bihar and Orissa, was granted the title of Rai Saheb in June, 19 13. Durga Prasad Tewari, Rai Saheb, Pandit — Diwan of the Ranker State, in the Central Provinces, was made a Rai Saheb in June, 19 13. Mian Wasiuddin, Khan Saheb, Assistant Superintend- ent, Archaeological Survey, Peshawar, was born on 7th Decem- ber, 1870, in a family which has great influence on the Frontier and in Afghanistan. His father, Mian Burhanuddin Kakakhel, was a leading Jagirdar in the Peshawar District. He served under General Nicholson during the Mutiny of 1857 at Delhi and in the Ambala compaign in 1863. He was the founder of the village, Sirkh Dheri, which is now held by the family as a free hold from the British Government. Mian Wasiuddin entered Government service in 1899 and in recognition of his distinguished services got the title of Khan Saheb in June, 19 13. His share of landed property is 500 jarib situated in three villages in the Mardan Sub-division. He is a member of the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam, Lahore and Peshawar. Recreations: Riding and swimming. He is the author of Monograph on Customary Law of Trans-border Pathans " and various essays.