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committees when I could not sit on them as an
ex-officio member. This rule was observed by
him and by Mr. Clancy till the latter left Hyder-
abad. Another matter of great significance in
which he approved of my suggestion was that
due regard should be paid to gentility when select-
ing men for the service—instead of going merely
by examination results. In the selection of
nominees for the Civil Service Class I suggested
that particular care in ascertaining family con-
nections was advisable, so that we might admit
only gentlemen. This, I said, would avoid much
serious trouble of the nature that was becoming
so rife in British India. I was glad to find that
he fell in with my views.
Mr. A. J. Dunlop
Among the eminent British lent officers of the
old regime who served Hyderabad for a long
period and with distinction, Mr. A.J. Dunlop* is
more intimately associated with this place and
its people than others who succeeded him. He
came from the Berar service in the middle of the
eighties and served the State for more than a
quarter of a century. To his vast knowledge and
experience of revenue matters, he added sympathy
with the people and regard for their interests and
friendly feelings towards those officials with whom
he was associated in his work. In this way, he
came to be loved and esteemed by all and was
looked upon as a man belonging to Hyderabad.
* c-1. e.