Sir John Hope-Simpson's successor the Commission which is now. governing Newfoundland {s am able offices of his own former service. Mi RB, Ewbank is a Bombay "Civilian" who has made reputation for himself in India by handling labour, emigration and social reform legisla: tion, (He is an expert on Ca-operative Societies and drew up the Co-operative Manual for his own Presidency. He has served with the Government of India and represented it on delegation to East Africa. Fifty-two ye of age, he is a man of fine presence and active habits, besides being possessed of considerable tact and charm. In Newfoundland he will And a problem very much after his own heart and, in his leisure moments, he should also rejoice in the opportunt-{les given by the Island for indulgence his botanical and entomological pursuits. "In proof of his capacity for dealing with men and their problems it' may be mentioned that when serving in the Commerce Department of the Government of India, he was able to maintain the official position and yet enlist on hig side the support of the Rev. C.F. Andrews, the biographer and admirer of" Mr. Gandhi, in dealing with certain labour disputes.
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