fˈɜːst pˈoʊstᵻd tə bˈæŋkɪpˌoːɹ pˈʌtnə ɪn bᵻhˈɑːɹ, hiː bɪkˌeɪm mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt ænd kəlˈɛktɚɹ æt pˈʌtnə ænd stˈɪl lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ˈoʊpiəm ˈeɪdʒənt fɔːɹ bᵻhˈɑːɹ.
First posted to Bankipore (Patna) in Bihar, he became Magistrate and Collector at Patna and still later in 1896, Opium Agent for Bihar.