It was not long , however , before his return to India .
Ballard was appointed mint - master at Bombay in 1861 and he presided over the Board of Trustees of the Bombay port from 3 July 1873 until May 1876 .
It was not long , however , before his return to India , and Ballard was appointed mint - master at Bombay in 1861 and he presided over the Board of Trustees of the Bombay port from 3 July 1873 until May 1876 .