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his affair^ in the hands of his creditors
was Mr. Byramji Hormusji Cama, a
most venturesome and enterprising per-
sonage whom even Mr. Premchund or
Mr. Rustomji Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy could
not equal as far as mercantile sagacity and
level headedness were concerned. He,
too, was whirled into the vortex of spe-
culation but not to such a wide extent as
Mr. Premchund. His more important
speculations were confined to shares of
the Elphinstone Land and Press Company
which, it may be observed, was no child
of the madding times of 1864. That
Company was the first in point of public
works of the highest emprise and utility
by private individuals. The great and
wealthy firm of Messrs. William Nicol
and Co. were its chief sponsors. It was
established in 1858 and endeavoured to
acquire some of the bunders which were
then owned by private individuals under
certain conditions from the East India
Company. Originally, the capital of
was Mr. Byramji Hormusji Cama, a
most venturesome and enterprising per-
sonage whom even Mr. Premchund or
Mr. Rustomji Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy could
not equal as far as mercantile sagacity and
level headedness were concerned. He,
too, was whirled into the vortex of spe-
culation but not to such a wide extent as
Mr. Premchund. His more important
speculations were confined to shares of
the Elphinstone Land and Press Company
which, it may be observed, was no child
of the madding times of 1864. That
Company was the first in point of public
works of the highest emprise and utility
by private individuals. The great and
wealthy firm of Messrs. William Nicol
and Co. were its chief sponsors. It was
established in 1858 and endeavoured to
acquire some of the bunders which were
then owned by private individuals under
certain conditions from the East India
Company. Originally, the capital of