BARGERY, REV. GEORGE PERCY.-B. 1876; jnr. supt., educn. dept., N.Nigeria, 26th Aug., 1913. BARKER, ERIC GORDON, M.I.Mech. E.-B. 1867 ed. Birkenhead Schl. and Owen's Coll., Manchester; loco. supt., Sierra Leone Govt. Rly., 29th Oct., 1904; ag. gen. man., 1919 and 1921; gen. man., Sth Mar., 1922.

BARKER, R. D.-Tempy. asst. dist. comsnr., E. Africa Prot., Apl., 1919.

BARLEY, JACK CHARLES.-B. 1887; ed. Tonbridge Schl. and St. John's Coll., Oxford, B.A., 2nd cls. hons.; cadet, W. Pacific civ. ser., 15th Dec., 1911; attached to res. comsnr's off., Apl., 1912; ag. dist. offr., Gizo, 1st Nov., 1912; ag. treasr. and collr. of customs, 16th Apl., 1913; passed cadet, 14th Apl., 1914; deputy comsnr., 29th July, 1914; dist. offr., Gizo, 1915; ag. res. comsnr., 19th Apl., 1917.

BARNARD, SIR FRANK STILLMAN, K.C.M.G. (1918).-B. 1856; entd. ser. of B. Columbia Express Co. in 1879; subsequently became gen. man. and pres. of the company; promoter, and dir. for many years of the B. Columbia Electric Rly.; identified with many other important interests; mem. of H. of C., Canada, 1879-1896; alderman of Victoria, B.C., 1886 and 1887; mayor, 1895; ret. from active business life in 1906; lieut.-govr. of B. Columbia, 1914-1919.

BARNES, A. C.-Computer, survey dept., E.A.P., Oct., 1914; asst. analyst, Apl., 1916.

BARNES, HAROLD CHARLES EDWARD, C.B.E. (1918).-Ed. at Smythe's Naval Acad., Portsmouth; Somerset House, 19th Nov., 1894; asst. aud., S. Leone and Gambia, 26th Jan., 1895, to May, 1897; asst. aud., E. Africa Prot. and Uganda Rly., 2nd May, 1897, to 13th Feb., 1899; local aud., Somaliland Prot., Feb. to Dec., 1899; asst. aud., Uganda Rly., 9th Dec., 1899; local aud., E. Africa Prot., 1st Nov.. 1904.

BARNES, JOHN ALBERT, O.B.E. (1918).- | B. 1857; Examr., E. and A. dept., 4th Jan., 1875; sen. examr., 16th Aug., 1885; transfd. to col. audit branch as clk. in charge of accts., 12th Aug., 1902; on amalgamation of col. audit branch with E. and A. dept. apptd. chief examr., 1st July, 1906; sen. clk., 1st Apl., 1908; ag. local auditor, E. Africa Prot., 27th Nov., 1908, to 3rd May, 1909; asst. dir. of col. audit, C.O., 1st May, 1910.

BARNES, L. J.-B. 1895; ed., St. Paul's Schl. and University Coll., Oxford (exhibr. 1914); enlisted 18th Royal Fusiliers, Sept., 1914; 2nd lieut., King's Royal Rifle Corps, May, 1915; M.C., 1916; lieut., 1917; ag. capt., Nov., 1917; bar to M.C., Sept., 1918; three times wounded; apptd. under reconstruction scheme, asst. prin., C.O., 1st Mar.,

1921.

BARNETT, ERNEST ARTHUR.-B. 1884; clk. and pay and qrtmr., 1900; sub-inspr., Fiji constaby., 1906; attached to R.I.C. for training, 1908; inspr., Fiji constaby., 1911; higher grade, 1914; asst. adjutant to local forces, 1914; capt., Fiji Def. Forces, 1914; ag. inspr.-gen. of constaby. and sheriff, June to Dec., 1916; J.P. for the col., 1916; press censor, 1917; ag. inspr.-gen. of constab. and sheriff, 1917; chief inspr., 1918; ag. inspr.-gen. of prisons, 1918; dist. comsnr., 1921; dep. inspr.-gen., constab., 1922.

BARRETT, EDWARD.-B. 1876; magte.'s clk., Mount Ayliff, July, 1901; asst. mag., Aug., 1902; ag. chf. clk., native affairs dept., Cape Town, June, 1907; confirmed, 1908; ag. under-sec. for native affrs., Cape, 1910; under-sec. for native affrs., Union of S. Africa, Apr., 1911; sec. for native affrs., Union of S. Africa, Oct., 1919.

BARRETT, UNWIN SANKEY, B.A., LL.B.. (Cape).-B. 1874; ed. Bedford Schl., clk., master of sup. ct's. office, Sept., 1902; ch. clk., insolvency, July, 1905; master, sup. ct., Pretoria, 1912.

BARRETT, LIEUT.-COL. W. E. H.-Subaltern, 3rd K. A.R., 5th Apr., 1902; asst. dist. comsnr., E.A.P., 15th Feb., 1907; dist. comsnr., Aug., 1912; comdg. 5th K.A.R., 1916.

BARRON, JACOB MAURICE.-B. 1891; ed. High Schl., Dublin, 1899-1910; sen. modr., nat. sci., 1914, T.C.D.; cadet, F.M.S., 1914; labr. dept., 1915-17; passed in Tamil, 1917; dist. offr., Nibong Tebal, 1917; labr. dept., 1917; offr., cls. V., Dec., 1917; supervisor of cust., Port Swettenham, 1917-20; labr. dept., Apr., 1921; supernmy. offr., cls. IV., Nov., 1921.

BARRON, WILLIAM DOUGLAS.-B. 1887; ed. Aberdeen Univ., M.A., 1909, and Balliol Coll., Oxford; cadet, F.M.S., 1911; ag. asst. dist. offr., Ulu Langat, Selangor, July, 1912; ag. dist. offr., Kuala Langat, Dec., 1912; ag. asst. dist. offr., Kroh, Perak, Apr., 1913; passed cadet, Dec., 1913; asst. dist. offr., Kuala Kubu, Selangor, Dec., 1916; asst. dist. offr., Rembau, Negri Sembilan, Aug., 1920; dist. offr., Tampin, Nov., 1920; dist. offr., Temerloh, Pahang, Jan., 1921.

BARRY, DONAL MICHAEL.-B. 1885; ed. at Stonyhurst Coll., Lancs. ; 2nd lieut., Limerick City R.G.A. (Militia) 1903-05; probationer, F.M.S. pol., 28th Oct., 1905; asst. comsnr., pol., 25th Apr., 1910; dep. comsnr., pol., 16th July, 1921.

BARRY, HON. JEREMIAH HAYES, K.C.-B. 1858; ed. at public schls. of Saint Mary's and Fredericton; mem. of Senate of Univ. of New Brunswick; admitted to the bar, 1882; K.C., 1898; judge, sup. ct., New Brunswick, 1909; King's Bench division, 1913.

BARTH, SIR JACOB WILLIAM, KT. BACH. (1922), C.B.E. (1919).-Ed. Wadham Coll., Oxon; B.A., 1895; M.A., 1898; barrister-at-law, Mid. Tem., 1900; regisr. and prin. regisr. of documents, E. Africa Prot., 8th Aug., 1902; Crown advoc., 1st Oct., 1902; apptd. to serve on land comsn., 31st. Oct., 1904; judge, High Court, E. Africa Prot., 1st April, 1905 atty.-gen., E.A.P., Feb., 1914; ag. chf. sec., Aug., 1918; ch. just., Kenya, Aug., 1920.

BARTLETT, C. A.-Clk., senr. police mag.'s court, Bridgetown, Barbados, Jan., 1881; ag. in. rev. offr., May, 1883 to Nov., 1884; chief clk., pol. mag.'s courts, dist. "A," June, 1897; ag. pol. mag. on numerous occasions; pol. mag. and revr. of wrecks, dist. "F," Nov., 1911; mem. of police comsn., Jan., 1913; pol. mag., coroner and revr. of wrecks, dist. "B," Apl., 1913; mem, of cane fires comsn., Apl., 1914.

BARTLETT, FRANK.-B. 1872; ed. Rugby and Trin. Coll., Oxford (B.A.); cadet, Ceylon civ. ser., Dec., 1895; asst. collr. of cust., Trincomalee, June, 1897; pol. mag. and asst. collr. of cust., Jaffna, Sept., 1898; dist. judge, Tangalla, Mar., 1899; off. asst. to govt. agt., Uva Prov., Jan., 1900; dist. judge, Badulla, July, 1900; pol. mag., Kandy, May, 1902; dist. judge, Negombo, Oct., 1903; asst. govt. agt., Nuwara Eliya, Feb., 1905; dist. judge, Kegalle, Mar., 1910; asst. govt. agt., Trincomalee, Apl., 1910; govt. agt., N. C. Prov., June, 1911; govt. agt., Prov. of Uva May, 1912; ditto, May, 1913; ditto, S. Prov., May, 1921.

BARTLETT, HUMPHREY EDWARD GIBSON.— B. 1880; ed. Winchester and Trin. Coll., Oxford, 2nd cls. class. mods., 2nd cls. final honour, schl. of jurisprudence; B.A., 1903; M.A., 1906; solr., 2nd cls. final honours., 1906; asst. dist. comsnr.,

G. Coast, 1909; dist. comsnr., 1913; ag. prov. comsnr., Dec., 1915 to June, 1916; and from 23rd June, 1919; ag. comsnr., Western Prov., 1st Jan. to 25th Feb., 1920; dep. prov. comsnr., 1921; ag. comsnr., C. Prov., June to Dec., 1921, and from Sept., 1922.

BARTLEY, THOMAS DOUGLAS MURRAY, B.A., T.C.D.-Administrative offr. (cadet), Tanganyika Territory, 28th May, 1920.

BARTLEY, WM., M.B.E. (1919).-B. A., Dublin; cadet, S. Sttlmts., Dec., 1908; ag. dist. offr., Labuan, Nov., 1909; ag. asst. to atty.-gen., S. Sttlmts., Apl., 1910; passed in Malay, Jan., 1910; passed in law, July, 1910; offr. of cls. V., 1st Jan., 1912; ag. asst. dist. judge and 4th mag., Singapore, 2nd Jan., 1912; ag. inspr. of prisons, 30th Jan., 1912; passed in Javanese, 21st Feb., 1912; dist. offr., Dindings, 25th May, 1912; ag. asst. supt., Netherlands Indian immigrts., F.M.S. and S. Sttlmts., 11th June, 1912; ag. asst. controller of labour, F.M.S., 10th Dec., 1912; ag. asst. to atty.-gen., Singapore, 21st Oct., 1914 to 19th Mar., 1915; asst. regisr. of imports and exports, S. Settmts.; sec., food control comtee., June, 1917; mem., shipping comtee., Apr., 1918; sec., food contrlr's. comtee, Dec., 1918; agent, food controller, Singapore, June, 1919; services recog. by sec. of state, Aug., 1919; sec., profiteering comsn., 1920; ag. collr.-gen., income tax, Sept., 1920; supernmy. offr., cls. III, Nov., 1920; sec. to advising comtee. on allowances, in addition, Dec., 1920; seconded for serv. under Kelantan Govt. as asst. adviser, Apr., 1922.

BARTON, C. J. J. T.-Asst. dist. comsnr., E.A.P., Aug., 1914.

BARTON, CECIL MOLYNEUX, B.A., LL.B.B. 1883; ed. Shrewsbury and Trinity Coll., Dublin (hons., classics, law); barrister-at-law, King's Inns, Dublin, 1906; asst. dist. comsnr., E.A.P., 1913; res. mag., 1914-21; ag. judge, sup. et., Apr., 1921 to Oct., 1922; legal adviser, Gambia, Dec., 1922.

BARTON, MAJOR P. F., V.D.-Assoc., London Assn. of Acctnts.; asst. treas., G. Coast, Mar., 1907; attd. col. sec.'s office, Oct.-Nov., 1907 and Sept.-Nov., 1910; senr. asst. treas., Nov., 1908; ag. ch. asst. treas., Apr.-July, 1914 and June, 1916; ch. asst. treas., Apr., 1917; ag. treas. and currency offr., July-Oct., 1919 and Dec., 1920 to Aug., 1921; dep. treas., Jan., 1920; commanded G. Coast Volunteers, 1914 and during War; ment. in desps., Aug., 1917; col. treas. and currency offr., Sierra Leone, 6th Aug., 1922. BARWELL, HON. SIR HENRY NEWMAN, K.C.M.G. (1922), M.L.A. Barrister-at-law; premier and atty.-gen. of S. Aust., since Apr., 1920.

BASSETT, RALPH HENRY.-B. 1896; on mily. serv., Sept., 1914; cadet, Ceylon civ. serv., Dec., 1920; attd. to Ratnapura Kach., Jan., 1921; ag. pol. mag., Jaffna, May, 1922.

BASTEDO, SAMUEL TOVEL.-B. 1855; ed. Oxford schools; priv. sec. to premiers of Ontario, 1880-1896; dep. comsnr. of fisheries for Ontario, 1898-1906; British representative on internat. fisheries comsn. between U.S.A. and Canada, 1908; resigned apptmt. as fisheries comsnr. to accept position of supt. of Canadian govt. annuities, Sept., 1908.

BATEMAN, WALTER SLADE, O.B.E. (1920).Served in convict and prisons branch, Cape Colony, 1894-1901; sec., bd. of management, Somerset hosp., Cape Town, 1897-1901; elk., prisons dept., Transvaal, Jan., 1901; chief clk., July, 1901; ag. inspr. of prisons, June, 1903; asst.

dir. of prisons, July, 1905; ag. dir., Nov., 1906; mem. of tender bd. at various times during 19021905; ag. gov. of central prison and local gaol, Pretoria, June, 1907; gov. of Johannesburg gaol and Diepkloof prison, Dec., 1907 ag. asst. dir. of prisons, Union of S. Africa, Oct., 1911; dir. and under-sec. for justice, 1918.

BATHO, G. F. W.-B. 1872; asst. sec., tender bd., Cape, 1893; examnr. of accts., 1893; acctnt., 1903; audr. of accts., 1910; prov. audr., 1916.

BATHURST, WALTER DUNDAS.-B. 1859; ed. Lancing Coll.; agt. of Congo Free State, 1883-6; apptd. to col. audit branch exchequer and audit dep., Jan., 1889; local audr., Gibraltar, under C. and A. G., Jan., 1891; ch. examr., E. and A. dept., col. audit branch, Dec., 1906. BATTERBEE, HARRY F., C.M.G. (1918); C.V.O. (1919).-B. 1880; ed. at Grammar Schl., Faversham, and at Oxford; classical scholar, Hertford Coll., 1899-1904; 1st cls. class. mods., 1901; 1st cls. math. mods., 1901; 2nd cls. lit. hum., 1904; apptd. after compet. exam., 2nd cls. clk., exchequer and audit dept., Jan., 1905; 2nd cls. elk., C.O., May, 1905; ag. 1st cls. clk., 4th June, 1916; 1st cls. clk., 6th July, 1917; sec. to W. African lands comtee., 1912; asst. priv. sec. to Mr. Lewis (now Lord) Harcourt, 9th Dec., 1912; priv. sec. to Lord Islington, 12th Oct., 1914; priv. sec. to Mr. (now Sir Arthur) Steel-Maitland, 31st May 1915; priv. sec. to Mr. Walter Long, 11th Dec. 1916 to 13th Jan., 1919; prin., 1st Apr. 1920; ag. asst. sec., 1st Mar., 1923.

BATTERSHILL, WILLIAM DENIS.-B. 1896; on mily. serv., Aug., 1914; cadet Ceylon, Apr., 1920; attd. to Colombo customs, May, 1920; attd. to Badulla Kachcheri, Jan., 1921; ag. office asst., Badulla Kachcheri, Mar., 1921; pol. mag., Panadura, Oct., 1922.

BATTISCOMBE, EDWARD.-Ed. at Edinburgh Univ. (medal for forestry) and in Germany; asst. conserv. of forests, E. Africa Prot., 15th July, 1904; dep. conserv. of forests, 1st Apl., 1907; conserv. of forests, 1911.

BATTLEY, H. J. L.--B. 1887: apptd. after exam., 3rd cls. messenger, C.O., 14th May, 1912. BAYER, CHAS. ALBERT.-Asst. survr., P.W.D. (Waterworks branch), S. Aust., 1882; sanitary engur., 1888; hyd. engnr., 1902.

BAYLES, HERBERT LAURENCE.-B. 1886; ed. Dulwich Coll.; elk., C.A.'s office, 1905; elk., cust. serv., Nyasaland, 1909; P.W.D., 1910; Nyasaland Field Force, 1914; asst. finan. offr., Tanganyika Territory, 1916-17; asst. treas., Zanzibar, 1921; ag. treas.. Aug., 1921 to Mar., 1922, and from June to Aug., 1922.

BAYLEY, BENJAMIN HAMILTON.-B. 1874; ed. at Queen's Coll., B. Guiana; draughtsman to titles to land comsnrs., B. Guiana, Oct., 1890; gradual promotion to prin. clk., govt. sec.'s office, Jan., 1920.

BAYLEY, SYDNEY HOWARD.-Entd. P.W.D., B. Guiana, June, 1888; transfd. to pris. dept., 1889; sec. to inquiry into coolie riots at Skeldon, 1895; seconded to audit office, 1895; comsry, of taxation, B. Guiana, Feb., 1896; J.P., Mar., 1903; supt. of govt. indust. schl., Onderneeming, Aug., 1905; mem., bd. of agric., B. Guiana, 1908; comsnr. of oaths, 1910; census comsnr., 1921; mem., bd. of educn., 1921; managing dir., transport dept., B. Guiana, 1922.

BAYNES, EDWARD WILLIAM, O.B.E. (1920).B. 1880; elk., G.P.O., Antigua, Jan., 1899; elk. to comsnr., Virgin Islds., Jan., 1901; ag. priv. sec. and clk. to admstr., Dominica, Dec., 1906, to May, 1908; ag. clk., gen. legis. coun., Leeward

Is., 1908 session; priv. sec. and clk. to adminstr. Dominica, 10th Aug., 1909; transfd. to Impl. civ. ser. and apptd. 2nd cl. clk., National Health Insurance Comsn. (England), 13th June, 1912; 1st cls. clk., 13th May, 1913; priv. sec. to sec., ministry of shipping, Jan., 1917; sec., National Health Insurance Joint Comtee., Oct., 1919; priv. sec. to parly. sec., ministry of shipping, Apr., 1920 to Mar., 1921; suptg. clk., Min. of Health, 1st Oct., 1921.

BAYNES, T. E. P.-B. 1884; clerical asst., col. sec.'s off., Trinidad, 1903; 6th clk., C.S.O., 1903; 5th clk., C.S.O., 1906; 1st elk., post office, Antigua, 1907; ag. 2nd clk. C.S.O., 1907; ag. 3rd clk., C.S.O., 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911; 3rd clk., C.S.O., 1911; ag. 2nd clk., C.S.O., 1911-12; ag. clk. to admstr., Dominica, 1912; 2nd clk., C.S.O., clk. of exec. and legis. couns., Antigua, and supt. of govt. printing office, 1912; clk. to admstr., and clk. to exec. and legis. couns., Dominica, 1919.

BEAL, CAPT. WILLIAM PHILIP BARBERT. Vety, offr., Gold Coast, 15th May, 1909; seconded for service, B.E.F. as capt., R.A.V.C., 9th Aug., 1915; O.C., 26th Mobile Vety. Section, 21st May, 1918; promoted ag. major whilst holding appt. D.A.D.V.S., 5th Dec., 1918; demob., 20th Mar., 1919; returned to Gold Coast, 1919.

BEAMISH, F. C.-Asst. conservator of forests, E. Africa Prot., Feb., 1919.

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BEATTIE, LIEUT.-COL. ALEXANDER ELDER, C.B.E. (1920), M.C. (1915).-Entd. Army (Argyll and Sutherland Highrs.), 1906; transfd. promotion to the Queen's (now The Queen's Royal) Regt., 1908; served in Aden and India; seconded for serv. with W.A.F.F., 1911; asst. adjutant, 4th Bn. Nigeria Regt., 1914; capt., 1914; Cameroons Expedy. Force, 1914; staff offr. to various field columns, 1914-15; ment. in desps., 1914; M.C., 1915; severely wounded, 1915; asst. staff offr., W.A.F.F., Col. Office, 1915; staff offr. (gen. staff offr.), W.A.F.F., 1916; offg. staff offr., K.A.R., 1915; tempy. major, 1916; brevet major, 1918; tempy. lieut. col., 1918; C.B.E., 1920; accompanied inspr.-gen., W.A.F.F., on tour of inspection, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia, 1920; C.O. rep. on various inter-depl. comtees., 1915-21; ret., with rank of lieut.-col., Sept., 1922; recd. thanks of S. of S. for services under the C.O.; asst. sec., Gibraltar, Sept., 1922; res. inspr. of schls., Oct., 1922; elk. of exec. coun., Oct., 1922; sec., bd. of educn. (ex officio), 1922; local secy., Cambridge Univ. Exams. (ex officio), 1922.

BEATTY, DAVID.-Cadet. S. Sttlmts., Nov., 1898; passed final exam. in Chinese, June, 1901; ag. 3rd magis., Sing., Nov., 1901; ag. dist. offr., Christmas Is., July, 1903; 3rd mag., Penang, Oct., 1903; but cont. to act as dist. offr. ; ag. 2nd mag., Sing., May, 1904; ag. 2nd asst. prot. of Chinese, Sing., June, 1904; ag. sheriff and dep. regisr., Penang, Dec., 1905; ag. asst. prot. of Chinese, Penang, May, 1907; ag. off. assignee, S. Sttlmts., Apl., 1909; ag. dist. offr., Jasin, Feb., 1911; dep. regisr. and off. assignee, Penang, Apr., 1911; ag. regisr., sup. ct. dist. judge, mag. and asst. prot., Chinese, Malacca, Apr., 1911; ag. prot., Chinese, Selangor, Oct., 1913; sec., Chinese affairs, F.M.S., Apr., 1914: prot., Chinese, Tavoy and Mergui (Burma), Mar., 1916; collr., war tax, Singapore, Apr., 1917; ag. prot., Chinese S. Sttlmts., asst. col. sec., and clk. of couns., Mar., 1918; offg. prot. Chinese, S. Sttlmts., June, 1918; ag. prin. asst. col. sec., May, 1920 to Jan., 1921; sec., Chinese affrs., S. Sttlits., Nov., 1921.

BEATTY, KENNETH JAMES.-B. 1878; ed. Univ. High Schl. and Melbourne Univ.; qualified Victorian bar, 1900; Transvaal law certif. (inclu ding Roman Dutch law), 1904; called to the bar, Middle Temple, 1908; served in S. African war as lieut., V.M.I., wounded in action (Queen's medal and 4 clasps); apptd. pub. prosecutor, Transvaal, Nov., 1902; addtnl. asst. res. mag., Mar., 1903; asst. res. mag., Dec., 1905; attached Natal Carbineers, Natal rebellion, 1906; recd. thanks of Natal govt., medal and clasp; pol. mag., master of sup. ct. and regisr.-gen., Sierra Leone, Sept., 1908; has acted as ch. just., circuit judge and atty.-gen., Sierra Leone; on mily. serv., 1915-18; puísne judge, Gold Coast, 1921.

BEAUCHAMP, 7th EARL (creat. 1815), VISCT. ELMLEY (1815), BARON BEAUCHAMP (1806, U.K.); K.G.; K.C.M.G. (1899); WILLIAM LYGON; B. 1872; succeeded his father, 1891.-Ed. Eton and Chr. Ch., Oxford; D.L. Worcestershire; Mayor of Worcester, 1895-6; mem. London schl. bd., 1897-9; gov. N.S. W., 1899 to 1900; capt. of hon. corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, 1906; first comsnr. of works, 1911-14; lord-pres. of the coun., 1910-15. BEAUCHAMP, ARTHUR KENNET.-B. 1888; ed. Worcester Cath., King's Schl. and Christ Church, Oxford, B.A., 3rd cls. math. hons., 1910; headmr., gram. schl. and sub-inspr. of schls., Dominica, Sept., 1912; ag. inspr. of schls., Leeward Is., July-Oct., 1916; inspr. of schls., St. Lucia, Jan., 1921.

BEAUFORT, SIR L. P., KT. BACH. (1919), M.A., B.C.L.-Ed. at Westminster and Oxford; called to the bar, Inner Temple, 1879; mem. of London schl. bd., 1888; govt. sec. and judicial comsnr., Brit. North Borneo, 1889; gov. and comdr.-in-chief, Labuan and North Borneo, 18951900; chief just., N.E. Rhodesia, 1901; ag. admnstr., N.E. Rhodesia; on amalgamation of N.E. and N.W. Rhodesia, 1911, became judge of high ct., N. Rhodesia; ag. admstr. on more than one occasion: ret., 1918.

BEAUMONT, SIR W. H., KNT. BACH. (1910). Ensign 75th (Stirlingshire) Regt., Aug., 1870 lieut. Oct., 1871; served on the "Langalibalele Expedition" in 1873; ret. Aug., 1875; priv. sec. to Colonel Milles (administering the govt. of Natal), May, 1873; to Sir Benjamin Pine (lieut.-gov.), and clk. to the exec. coun., July, 1873; ag. R.M., Umlazi Div., Aug., 1874 clk., col. sec.'s office, Jan., 1875; ag. gov. clk. and clk. to the exec. coun., Oct., 1875 R.M., Newcastle division, Feb., 1878; col. comdt. of Dist. No. 1, Natal, at the commencement of the Zulu War, Jan., 1879, during which time he raised levies called the "Newcastle Scouts" R.M., Inanda, May, 1887; R.M., City div., Pietermaritzburg, 1896; ag. puisne judge, sup. ct.. for various periods, 1st Feb., 1895, to Oct., 1902; judge of special treason ct., Oct., 1901; puisne judge, sup. ct., 1st Nov., 1902; admstr., 6th June to 1st Sept., 1907; ret., 1910.

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BEAVEN, REGINALD ALBERT GARDENER.— B. 1880; Ed. Malvern; solr., 1904; dist. comsnr., G. Coast, 1907; ag. prov. comsnr., 1911-12 and 1916; ag. chf. regisr. and sheriff, 1915; asst.controlling offr., enemy property, 1918.

BECK, SIR ADAM, KT. BACH.(1914).-B. 1857: ed. in Galt; elec. to legis. assem., Ontario, 1902, 1905, 1908 and 1911; defeated at g. e., Oct., 1919 : min. without portfolio, 1905-1914; mayor of London, Ontario, 1902-3-4; chrmn. HydroElectric Comsn. of Ontario.

BECK, HON. NICHOLAS DU BOIS DOMINIC, K.C., LL.B.-B. 1857; educ. pub. and priv.,

schls., Coll. Inst., Peterborough, Ontario; called to the bar, Ontario, 1879; Manitoba, 1883; N.W.T., 1889; K.C., Dominion of Canada, 1893; judge, sup. ct., Alberta, 1907.

BECKETT, HAROLD.-B. 1891; ed. at Monmouth Grammar Schl. and Oxford; exhibitioner at Wadham Coll., 1910-1914; also Symons exhibitioner, 1912-1914; 1st cls. Class. Mods., 1912; 3rd cls. Lit. Hum., 1914; B.A., 1914; apptd. after compet. exam., 2nd cls. clk., C.O., 30th Nov., 1914; asst. priv. sec. to Lord Milner, 14th Jan. to 16th Mar., 1919; ag. 1st cls. clk., 17th July, 1919; priv. sec. to permt. under sec. (Sir G. Fiddes), 1st Jan., 1920; prin., 1st Apr., 1920. BECKETT, OSBORNE.-B. 1889 ; ed. S. Andrew's Coll., Dublin and Trin. Coll., Dublin (scholar, B.A.); cadet, F.M.S., Dec., 1912; on mily. serv., Dec., 1914-July, 1919; asst. sec. to res., Perak, July, 1919; dist. offr., Port Dickson, July, 1921.

BECKWITH, CHARLES WILLIAM.-Entd. H.M.'s Navy, 1895, as lieut. holding extra master's certif., B. of T.; served in H.M.S. "Royal Oak" during occupation of Crete, 1898-1900; S.E. America as senior lieut., H.M.S. "Basilisk," and N. American Station in H.M.S. "Pallas," 1904; navigating lieut., H.M.S. "Diadem," flagship of Sir G. U. Noel, K.C.M.G., K.C.B., China station; ag. harb. mast., Hongkong, Oct., 1905; reverted to Royal Navy, May, 1907; asst. harb. mast., Dec., 1907; ag. harb.-mast., marine mag., emigtn. and cust. offir., regisr. of shipping, supt. of gunpowder depôt, collr. of light dues and supt. of imports and exports, 11th Nov. to 3rd Dec., 1908, and from 4th Aug. to 14th Oct., 1909; asst. supt., fire brig. (additnl. appt.) 1st Jan., 1909; asst., supt., water police (second additnl. appt.), 15th May, 1909; seconded as supt. of imports and exports, 17th Sept., 1909, to 31st May, 1910; ag. harbmr. on several occasions; ag. supt. of imports and exports and marshal of the prize ct., from 1st June, 1919, to May, 1920; dep. supt., pol., 1st Apr., 1920; harbmr. and ag. supt., import and export office, 29th, Aug. 1920 to 9th Jan., 1921; harbmr., 29th Aug., 1922. BELAND, HON. HENRI SEVERIN.-B. 1869; ed. Three Rivers (Que.) Coll. (B.A.), Laval Univ. (M.D.); physician; mayor of St. Joseph, 1910; el. to leg. ass., Quebec, 1897 and 1900; el. to H.C. bye-el., 1902; re-el., 1904, 1908, 1911, 1917 and 1921; postmr.-gen. in Sir Wilfrid Laurier's govt., Aug. 19th until resignation of govt., Oct. 6th, 1911; served with the Belgian forces in the early part of the war, and made prisoner of war; min. of soldiers' civ. re-est. and health in King admstn., 29th Dec., 1921.

BELCHER, CHARLES FREDERIC, M.B.E. (1919), M.A., LL.B.-B. 1876; ed. at Geelong Gram. Schl. and Trin. Coll., Melbourne (final scholarship in classics and comp. philology, Shakespeare scholarship); admitted to practice, Victoria, Oct., 1902; called to the bar, Gray's Inn, June, 1909 (cert. of honour); conveyancer, Uganda Prot., July, 1914; custodian of enemy property, Uganda, Apr., 1915; mag., Uganda, June, 1916; asst. judge, Zanzibar, June, 1920; judge of H.B.M. ct. of appeal for E. Africa, Aug., 1920; atty. gen., Nyasaland, Sept., 1920; mem., exec. and legis. couns.; ag. judge, high ct., Mar., 1921 to Jan., 1922. BELL, ARCHIBALD GREME, C.M.G. (1914), M.I.C.E.-B. 1868; ed. Felstead and Uppingham; employed on surveys Jamaica rlwy. extensions, 1887-8, and by Jamaica rlwy. co. after sale of line, 1889-90; asst. to W. Shelford, Esq., M.I.C.E., Apr. to Oct., 1890; asst. to

Messrs. Hawkshaw and Hayter, 1890-1891; asst. engnr. P.W.D.. Br. Guiana, Oct., 1891; asst. col. civil engnr., Oct., 1900; col. civil engnr., Aug., 1901; apptd. official member ct. of policy, Feb., 1901; D.P.W., Trinidad, Nov., 1907, and ex officio M.L.C. and M. Ex. C., April, 1908. BELL, EDWARD, M.B.E. (1918)-Served in R.I.C.. Dec., 1885 to Aug., 1896; attached 2nd Batt., Durham Light Infantry, 1896; Hythe certif. of musketry and instr.'s certif., Maxim machine gun; drill instr. to local force, St. KittsNevis, 12th Aug., 1896; ag. inspr., L. Islds. police and adjut., St. Kitts-Nevis defence force, 1898; inspr., L. Islds. police, Sept., 1898; and capt. and adjut. defence force; ag. inspr.-gen., L. Islds. police, and ag. inspecting offr. of defence forces of colony, Apr. to Nov., 1903; ag. inspr.-gen., L. Islds. police, 1st Apr., 1905, subsequently confirmed in commd. of force as chief inspr.; comdt. local forces, with local rank of lieut.-col. ; extra A.D.C. to gov. Sir Bickham Escott, 1912; mem, exec. coun., Leeward Is., 1915; police medal, 1915; recd. thanks of H.M's. Govt., for services rendered during riot and disturbances in Antigua in March, 1918; is a J.P.

BELL, LIEUT.-COL. F.W., V.C.-Dist. comsnr., E. Africa Prot., Jan., 1919.

BELL, HON. SIR FRANCIS HENRY DILLON, G.C.M.G. (1923), K. C.M.G. (1915), K.C.-B. 1851; B.A., Camb.; barrister, Middle Temple, 1874; entd. New Zealand parlt., 1893; leader of legis. coun.; min. of internal affairs, 1912 and 1920; min. of imigrn. in National ministry, 1915; also leader of leg. coun.; atty.-gen. since 1918; min. of educn., min. of public health and min. of imigrn., 1919-20; comsnr. of state forests, 191922; min. of marine, 1921-22.

BELL, GEORGE FREDERICK.-Cape civ. ser., 8th Feb., 1902; regisr, of native lab., Transvaal, 1910; pub. pros., native affrs. ct., Johannesburg, 1913; S. African Expedy. Force, Dec., 1915; polit. offr., Tanganyika Territory, 10th Aug., 1916.

BELL, MAJOR G. H., M.C., Officer Legion d'Honneur.-B. 1885; entered army, 1906; India, 1907-9; Nigeria, W.A.F.F., 1911; asst. dir. of surveys, Nigeria, 1912-14; served in France, 1914-16'; Palestine and Syria, 1917-18; dep. ch. polit. offr., Egyptian Expedy. Force, 1919; G.S.O., Intelligence, E.E.F., 1920; dir. topographical branch, Gold Coast Survey, 1920.

BELL, GERTRUDE MARGARET LOTHIAN, C.B.E. (1917), F.R.G.S.-B. 1868; ed. Queen's Coll., London and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; attd. to intelligence staff, G.H.Q., Egypt, Nov., 1917; services placed at disposal of ch. pol. offr., Iraq, Feb., 1918; oriental sec. to high comsnr., Oct., 1920; four times ment. in desps. ; author of "Safah Nameh," "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz," "The Desert and the Sown," "Amurath to Amurath," "Palace and Mosque at Ukhaider," Review of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia," part author of "The Thousand and One Churches."

BELL, GEORGE PATRICK CECIL.-B. 1882; ed. Bedford grammar and modern schl. ; midshipman, R. N. R., 1898-1901; ag. sub-insp., Jamaica constab., Mar. to Nov., 1901; 3rd cls. clk., revenue dept., Jamaica, Dec., 1901, to Mar., 1902; asst. supt. of pol., B. Hond., Apr., 1902, to June, 1906; ag. dist. comsnr., Orange Walk and Stann Creek dists. for short period in 1906; asst. comsnr. of pol., G. Coast, 14th July, 1906.

BELL, SIR HENRY HESKETH Joudou, K.C.M.G. 1908), C.M.G. (1903).-B. 1865; ed. in Paris; 3rd clk. gov.-in-chief's office, Barbados,

May, 1882; transferred to treasy. dept., Grenada, 1883; supervisor of customs, G. Coast, Jan., 1890; sen. asst. treas., G. Coast, Aug., 1891; ag. dist. comsnr. and sheriff, Accra, 1892; ag. col. treas., 1893; rec.-gen., Bahamas, Dec., 1894; represented Harbour Isld. in House of Assem., 1895-6; ag. col. sec., July to Oct., 1897, Apr. to Nov., 1898; admnsr. of Dominica, Aug., 1899; ag. gov., Leeward Is., Aug., 1904, and from June, 1905; comsnr. and comdr.-in-chief, Uganda Prot., 31st Jan., 1906; gov., ditto, 18th Oct., 1907; gov., N. Nigeria, 30th Oct., 1909; gov. Leeward Is., 1912; gov., Mauritius, 7th Jan., 1916; assumed govt., 18th May, 1916; author of "Geography of the Gold Coast,' "Obeah," etc.

BELL, LESLIE LIVINGSTONE.-2nd clk., govt. sec.'s dept., Papua, 20th Jan., 1906; chief inspr., dept. of native affairs and control, 20th Feb., 1909. BELLAMY, WILLIAM EDWARD.-Ag. asst. comsry. of taxation, B. Guiana, 12th Sept., 1893; dist. comsry. and crown land offr., Pomeroon River, 26th July, 1895; 3rd grade comsry., I.R.B., treasy., 24th Mar., 1896; 2nd grade ditto, 22nd May, 1901; asst. inspr. of dists., L.G.B., 5th Sept., 1906; ag. sec., L.G.B., and inspr. of dists., 14th Dec., 1907 to 12th June, 1909, 1st Oct., 1910 to 23rd Nov., 1911, 24th Oct., 1912 to 14th Feb., 1914, and from 15th Mar. to 12th Oct., 1914.

BELLANTI, J. J., LL.D., Malta Univ., 1910.B. 1885; ed. St. Ignatius' Coll., Malta; matric. (3rd place in hons. list), Malta Univ., 1902; clk., civil serv., Malta, 1907; mem. of coun. of govt., 1911; asst. crown advocate, Gozo, 1914.

BELLETH, BENJAMIN.-B. 1875; ag. office asst., Kalutara Kach., Ceylon, July, 1918; apptd. to Cls. V. of civ. serv., local divn., July, 1919; extra office asst. to the col. sec., Aug., 1920.

BELMAR, FRANCIS LE CURIEUX.- Ed. Mount St. Mary's Coll., Chesterfield; 4th clk., treasy., and customs, St. Lucia, 1898; 3rd clk., secretariat, 1899; 2nd clk., 1st dist. ct., Aug., 1899; sub.-collr. and warden, Dennery-Micoud dists., Oct., 1905; ag. chief clk., 1st dist. ct., Jan., 1903, to Jan., 1904; July, 1904, to May, 1905; Oct., 1907, to Feb., 1909; specially apptd. to assist clerical staff, 1st dist. ct., after riots, May-July, 1907; ag. inspr. of schls, in conjunction with other duties, April-Oct., 1908; ag. mag. and coroner, 3rd dist., July-Dec., 1908; and on several special occasions acted mag. of 1st dist. ; apptd. J.P. of the colony, Dec., 1908; ag. 2nd clk., secretariat, Mar., 1909, to Mar., 1910; asst. treas., N. Nigeria, Mar., 1911, senior asst. treasr., Oct., 1912.

BEMINSTER, FREDERICK ARBON. Tech. instr., N. Nigeria, 17th June, 1914; instr. in arts and crafts, 1st Jan., 1920.

BENHAM, JOHN ELLIOTT.-B. 1886; capt. 3rd E. Lancs. Regt. ; war service, German and Portuguese E. Africa, 18th Mar., 1917 to 1st Dec., 1918; asst. dist. comsnr., Sierra Leone, 29th Apr., 1914; dist. comsnr., 21st Aug., 1922.

BENJACAR, LEO.-B. 1863; entd. Malta civ. ser., 1881; clk., 1st cls., 1905; asst. regisr., superior cts., 1907; regisr., ditto, 1910; comptroller of charitable institns., 1915; offl. mem. exec. coun., and of coun. of govt., 11th Feb., 1916. BENJAMIN, LOUIS EDMUND.-B. 1865; ed., pub. schl., Graham's Town, S. African Coll., Cape Town and St. Peter's Coll., Cambridge; sometime Maynard and Univ. scholar, Univ. of Cape of Good Hope, and law scholar, St. Peter's, Cambridge; B.A., Cape, LL.B., Cambridge; barristerat-law, Inner Temple, 1889; K.C., Cape, 1907, and Union of S. Africa, 1910; judge, sup. ct., Union of S. Africa, 1920.

BENKA-COKER, AMBROSE PETERSON.-Ed. Wesleyan High schl. and Educl. Inst., Freetown, S. Leone; pioneer offr. and offr. of customs (3rd cl.) of Southern Nigeria-then the Oil RiverProtectorate, July, 1891; attached to the preven tive service and stationed at Idu, Sep. to Dec., 1892; 2nd cl. offr., Mar., 1893; 1st cl. Apl., 1897; has been successively prin. customs offr. of Bonny, Warri, Old Calabar and New Calabar; transfd. to Bathurst, Gambia, as chief landing waiter, etc., 1st Aug., 1900; actd. as tide survr., warehouse keeper, and wharfmaster, 1st Nov., 1901, to 2nd Mar., 1902; re-transfd. to S. Nigeria as boarding offr., 7th July, 1903; cashier and P.C.O. of Calabar, later of Brass, and Bonny; asst. ch. clk., secretariat, Calabar, Eastern Prov., 1st July, 1907.

BENNETT, CHAS. KAYE.-B. 1867; Tempy. outdoor offr., S. Leone, July, 1887; tide waiter, 1888; bd. of trade clk., 1889; recd. thanks of S. of S. with gratuity, 1889; warehouseman, 1890; ch. clk. of customs, Niger Coast Protectorate, 1891; inauguration of P.O., 1891; framing of cust. laws and regns., 1892; supervisor of cust., S. Nigeria, 1900; auditor, Abeokuta, Lagos, 1903; requested to re-organise cust. dept. at Abeokuta, 1904; financial adviser (comptroller), 1907.

BENNETT, HON. J. R.-M.H.A., St. John's West, Newf'dld., 1904; M.E.C., 1913; col sec., 1913; mem., defence comtee., 1915; deputy chief censor, telegraphs and cables, 1914; press censor, 1915; min. of militia, 1917.

BENNETTS, ALBERT THOMAS.-B. 1890; ed. Camborne Schl. of Mines, 1908-11; medallist of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Socy., 1910; 1st els. hons. and silver medallist, City and Guilds of London Inst., 1911; 1st cls. diploma, Camborne Schl. of Mines, 1911; mines dept., F.M.S., 1912— 21.

BENSON, SIR J. HAWTREY, KT. BACH. (1912), A.B., M.D., F.R.C.P. Irel.-Ed. Trin. Coll.. Dublin; 1st hons. maths., graduated, 1864; consulting physician to Royal City of Dublin Hosp., and to the Monkstown Hosp.; Fellow of Acad. of Med., Ireland; late censor and examr., Royal Coll. of Phys., Ireland, and late external examr. in med., Dub. Univ. ; is now med, advsr. for Ireland to C.O.; author of numerous papers and articles on technical med. subjects.

BENTINCK, MAJOR WALTER GUY, BARON, C.M.G. (1912), D.S.O.(1902).-Ed. at Marlborough Coll., Jena Univ., Germany, and Royal Mil. Coll.. Sandhurst joined Rifle Brig., 1885; capt., 1894; major, 1902; ret., 1905; intelligence dept.,W.O., 1899; served throughout S. African war, 18991902; (ment. in desps., Queen's medal with six clasps, King's medal with two clasps); dist. comsnr., Vereeniging, 1900; res. mag., Wakkerstroom dist., Transvaal, 1901-1907; Transvaal mem. of Natal-Transvaal boundary comsn., 1902; sec. in office of high comsnr. for S. Africa, 1907: ag. Imperial sec., Aug., 1907, to Mar., 1908; asst. Imperial sec., Apr., 1908; chmn. Swaziland water comsn., 1909.

BENTLEY, J. C.-Inspr. of pol.. E.A.P., Feb.. 1905; supt. of pol., 1911.

BENTLEY, WILLIAM THOMAS LOCKHART.-B. 1890; entd. Fiji civ. ser., imigrn dept., 1908; trans., treasy, 1909; acont. treasy., Gilbert and Ellice Is.. Nov., 1914; treas., collr. of customs and ch. postmaster, Dec., 1915; dep. comsnr., W. Pacific, Mar., 1916; dep. comsnr. in charge in absence of res, comsnr., 1916-21; ag. res. comsnr., Sept., 1921 to Jan., 1922 in addition; resumed duties as treas., etc., 16th Jan., 1922.