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SECT. VI.]
TRAVELLING ON DUTY. 111
Exclusive of the regulated amount of camp, equipage of Officers on duty,
which must be weighed, separated, and charged to Government under special
sanction of Quarter Master General, or Station Staff Officers' countersignature.
31. OFFICERS ON DUTY, TRAVELLING ON MILEAGE OR AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE,
ALLOWED TO PROCEED FIRST CLASS AT SECOND CLASS FARES.—Offi cers travel l i ng on
G . O . C . C . N o . 7 0 , d u t y a t t h e i r o w n e x p e n s e , o r o n m i l e a g e a l l o w a n c e , s h a l l
6th June 1867. have the privilege of conveyance as first class passengers
at second class rates. Station Masters have received instructions to grant this
privilege to the Officers in question, on the production of a copy of a
memorandum in the annexed form, which should be obtained from Staff
Officers who are at present authorized to issue Railway Passes. If an Officer
during his journey, has to travel by different Railways, he should take care
to provide himself with a sufficient number of copies of the order.
FORM.
To the Traffic Manager, Madras Railway.
The undermentioned Officer is proceeding on duty from — to —
at his own expense, and is entitled under G. O. C. C., dated
to travel 1st class at 2nd class fare.
By order,
(Signed) A. B.
G . O . C . C . N o . 4 8 , t h e r e f u n d o f R a i l w a y f a r e s , o n s u b m i t t i n g b i l l s
of 18th April 1867. for travelling expenses, will invariably explain under
what circumstances it became necessary for them to defray such charges
themselves, instead of obtaining Railway Passes or Passage Orders from the
usual authorities. When the party has proceeded from a Military station,
his application should be supported by a certificate from the Officer of the
Quarter Master General's department at such station, shewing why public
conveyance was not provided.
33. Mileage to Deputy Inspectors General .—Deputy Inspectors Ge-
G . O . G . N o . 3 6 4 o f n e r a l o f H o s p i t a l s , w h e n o n t o u r s o f i n s p e c t i o n , a r e a l l o w e d
10th October 1865. mileage. The rates are (3) three Annas a mile when
the journey is or can be performed by Railway, and (8) eight Annas a mile
when ordinarily travelling by land by other modes of conveyance. When
the duty involves a journey by sea or river steamer, a passage may be granted
at the public expense, instead of the travelling allowance, the Officer paying
the usual rate of table money.
Passages by Sea.
3 4 . P A S S A G E S I N I N D I A . — A f r e e p a s s a g e w i l l b e p r o v i d e d f o r a l l O f f i c e r s
who may be required to proceed by sea on any duty from port to port in India,
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[SECT VI.
or to or from any stations beyond sea, and also for Officers who may require
to proceed by sea on Medical Certificate from any stations beyond sea at which
they may be quartered and employed, and back to their stations on return
from such leave. These officers will be subject to deductions by the Pay
Department on account of table money at the prescribed rates.
35. PASSAGES WITHOUT TABLE MONEY.—To Officers who may proceed to
stations beyond sea in consequence of transfer at their own request to other
Regiments or appointments, or owing to removal under any circumstances to
other appointments in which they will receive enhanced allowances, passages
may also be granted: but in those cases the full charge for table money, viz.,
eight Rupees per diem, or four Rupees per diem where the Officer has to pro
-vide his own wines, &c., will be recovered by the Pay Department.
36. An Officer serving at any station beyond sea, who may be compelled to
G. O. G. No. 254 of leave it on Medical Certificate, is entitled to a free passage
29th June 1866. to any place eastward of the Cape of Good Hope (to
which he may be recommended to proceed for the recovery of his health) and
back to his corps or station beyond sea at the expiration of his leave, provid
-ed the cost of such passage does not exceed that of a passage to his own Pre
-sidency and back.
37. An Officer returning from furlough on Medical Certificate, and having
G. O. C. C. N0.142 no Regiment or Department to join, and whose services
of 15th Nov. 1867. may be required at a station to which he is obliged to
proceed by sea, may be granted a passage, the full charge of table money being
recovered by the Pay Department.
38.
Table money.—The full charge of table money, viz., Rupees eight
per diem, or four Rupees per diem when the Officer has to
G. O. G. G. No. 443
provide his own wines, &c., will be deducted from Officers
of 16th July 1852.
G. O. G. No. 411 of having passages, when transferred to other Regiments
18th Oct. 1864.
and appointments, at their own request, or removed to
appointments of enhanced allowances.
39. SERVANTS.—A stoppage of four annas per diem for victualling each
G. O. G. No. 154 of Officer's servant provided with a passage in coasting
17th April 1866. steamers at Government expense, is allowed ; in other
transports only two and a half annas are deducted. When servants are not vic
-tualled on board, a certificate to that effect should be obtained from the Com
-mander of the vessel, to be attached to the first abstract.
40. When practicable, passages will always be provided in steamers.
41.
Families.—When accommodation may be available, and is not
required for the public service, Officers having passages on vessels belonging to,
or hired by Government, may take their families with them, defraying all the
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TRAVELLING ON DUTY.
113
charges for their messing only ; in other vessels arrangements must be made
for accommodation also.
G. O. C. C. No. 53
of 20th June 1866
42. Warrrant Officers' Families —No charge is admissible under
regulation for the wives and families of Warrant Officers
returning from the Straits or Burmah, unaccom
-panied by their husbands.
43. ACCOMMODATION.—There are three gradations of accommodation for
Officers and others furnished with public passages, as follows :—
I.
Cabin passage, which entitles the recipient to a berth in a cabin aft,
and mess at the saloon table. This is for all Commissioned Officers, for Offi
-cers holding the Honorary rank of Commissioned Officers, and for Uncove-
nanted subordinates of departments, who receive salaries of Rupees 250 per
mensem and upwards.
II.
Intermediate passage , or a berth in a cabin forward and mess at a
secondary table. For Uncovenanted subordinates of departments, drawing
Rupees 100 and. less than Rupees 250 per mensem.
III.
Warrant Officers ' passage, a screened berth, with a sleeping place
in it, and plain mess. For Warrant Officers and Uncovenanted subordinates,
drawing from Rupees 35 to Rupees 100 per mensem. If messing is not pro
-vided by the ship, a Warrant Officer draws a regulated table allowance, Rupees
three a day, from Government.
Uncovenanted subordinates, drawing less than. Rupees 35 per mensem,
are provided with a between deck passage only.
44. Passage to Europe .—ASSISTANT SURGEONS.—Passage money is passed
G. O. G. G. No. 928 to Assistant Surgeons of the Indian Medical Department
of 1865. below the relative rank of Captain, proceeding to Europe
on Medical Certificate, on a copy of the authority permitting them to go, and
a certificate by the Commander, Agent, or Owner of the vessel, that the Officer
has engaged a passage.
45. ASSISTANT SURGEON ON APPOINTMENT NOT LIABLE TO MESSING RATES.—
Dis. of S. S. No. 375 Messing rates should not be deducted from Medical
of 1866. Officers of the Indian Army, who are granted passage
Cir. 1051 of 1867.
money on first appointment.
46. British Medical Service .—An Officer of the British Medical
G. O. G. No. 209 of Service if entitled to passage under the Royal Warrant of
2nd Jane 1865. 1865, is entitled also to a passage for a servant or servants
as laid down in the Warrant, subject to the prescribed payments on account of
their messing, If, on the other hand, passage money be granted, it is to be
allowed at the rates laid down in the Warrant. But under no circum-
P
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TRAVELLING ON DUTY. [SECT. VI.
stances cane anything be allowed for a servant's pasge when an Officer draws
Indian rates of passage money.
47. The rates of deduction for messing on boardship, as prescribed in
the Royal Passage Warrant published in Government
*Madras G. O. G
2nd June 1865, No. General Order No. 471* of 1865, apply to passages to
209. England by any vessel, and to passages by the transports
G. O. G. No. 379
of 10th Sept. 1867. to intermediate ports ; but do not affect Officers proceed-
ing from port to port in India, who are required to
contribute according to the Indian scale.
48.
Medical Officers in transports liable to duty .—All Officers of
G. O. C. C. No. 95, the Royal Army proceeding to join their Corps in India,
27th July 1868. onboardHer Majesty's Indian Transports when conveying
troops, are liable for any duty that may be required of them with those troops,
and should therefore be considered on duty from the date of embarkation.
49.
Passage for Chargers .—The following is the scale of chargers for
G. O. G. No. 283, Army and Departmental Staff Officers, for which they are
of 24th July 1868. entitled to transport by rail, or on boardship, when pro
-ceeding on permanent duty at the Government expense ; as also of the
number they may be allowed to take when proceeding on service in the field,
unless the particular nature of such service renders a special reduction of the
complement necessary.
50. Horse allowance for the number of chargers assigned is to be con
-sidered as included in the consolidated or staff salary of the appointment, the
division of which, in case of absence, is not however to be thereby affected.
51. Officers, whatever their rank, when proceeding on ordinary tours of
inspection, will only be allowed transport for one charger.
Ordinary
Complement.
Allowed on
Field Service.
Inspector General of Hospitals
...
2
4
Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals
2
3
Staff Surgeon Major in charge of a Circle ...
2
0
Field and Staff Surgeon Major or Surgeon ...
1
2
Senior Apothecary
• • •
.•.
...
0
1
All other Departmental Commissioned Staff
Officers, each...
...
1
0
1.
52.
Medical Officer of Native Infantry Corps .—Free conveyance for
G. O. C. C. No. 119, the horse of a Medical Officer in charge of a Native
of 26th Nov. 1866. ment is sanctioned, whenever the horses, which the com-
batant Officers of the Corps are required to keep up, are so conveyed, but it is
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TRAVELLING ON DUTY.
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to be distinctly understood that no claim for horse allowance can be grounded
on this indulgence.
53.
Medical Officers in Civil Employ .—PASSAGE BY SEA.—Medical
G. O. G. No. 326, Officers will be allowed a free passage when proceeding
of 22nd August 1866. on duty by sea, in cases in which they would receive
travelling allowance if proceeding on duty by land. Medical Officers in Civil
employ will, in addition, be allowed a free passage when, being employed at a
station beyond sea, they may be obliged to return to their Presidency in pro
-gress to Europe, or to a Hill station, on leave on Medical Certificate, also
when they rejoin their station on return from that leave.
54. For every Medical Officer in Civil employ, and Uncovenanted
Officer of higher rank than Clerk, who may thus be entitled to a free passage,
the entire charge for a 1st Class passage will be paid by Government, who
will recover from such Officer either the full or a half rate of table money for
the number of days occupied in the passage, according as his salary may, or
may not, exceed Rupees 600 a month.
55. TABLE MONEY.—The full rate of table money shall be reckoned at
eight Rupees a day on vessels in which the cost of a free passage includes,
but at four Rupees a day where it is exclusive of, charge for Wine, Beer,
Spirits, and Sodawater.
56.
Warrant Officers .—For public servants messed at the Warrant
Officers' or Engineers' table, viz ., for Warrant Officers of every grade, who
are entitled to a free passage, and for the families of these classes, 2nd class
accommodation, including generally a screened berth, will be provided ; and
the entire cost of the 2nd class passage, without any deduction from the
passengers on account of table money, will be borne by Government.
57. BAGGAGE.—AS regards luggage, there is sufficient provision in
the practice of allowing every passenger on a vessel to carry a certain quan-
tity of luggage, the freight on which is included in the charge for his passage ;
and for the exceptional cases of those Officers who carry their tents with
them, it is unnecessary to do more than declare that the charge for the
carriage of tents in excess of the abovementioned charge for passage, shall be
passed as a special case.
58.
Servants .—Three servants shall be allowed to Officers whose salaries
amount to, or exceed, and two servants to those whose salaries are less than,
Rupees 1,000 per mensem.
593 "These instructions are to be observed in the cases of all gazetted
Officers who are provided with free passage when they travel on Civil duty
by sea, with the exception of those, such as the Officers of the Survey, for
whom a scale of luggage and servants already exists.
SECTION VII.
PAY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS.
British Medical Service.
1 . A DMI NI S T RA T I V E OF F I CE RS . —T h e r a t e s o f p a y o f A d mi n i s t r a t i v e Me d i c a l
Officers of the British Medical Service are the same as those laid down for
the Indian Medical Department. The Staff Surgeon-Major appointed to the
Administrative duties in British Burmah receives a consolidated salary of
Rupees 1,400 per mensem.
G. O. G. G. No. 507
2. EXECUTIVE MEDICAL OFFICERS.—Executive Medi-
of 1864. cal Officers, Staff and Regimental, of the British Service
draw pay according to the following scale :—
Rank.
gear's
Service.
Relative rank.
Monthly pay.
RS. A. P.
Surgeon-Major
25
Lieutenant-Colonel 1,093 2 0
Ditto
20
Ditto ... ... 1,056 9 7
Surgeon ... ... ... 15 Major
825 11 5
Ditto ... ... ... 10 Ditto
789 3 0
Assistant Surgeon
Ditto ... ...
10
6
Captain ... ... • 01I
Ditto
451
433
14
10
5
2
Ditto ...
5 Lieutenant
335 12 2
Ditto
under Ditto
317 8 0
3. Surgeons of Her Majesty's Service, not being Surgeons Major, in
Medical charge of Regiments or Brigades on the 20th June 1864, are not
affected by this rule, but will receive their pay and allowances while attached
to such Regiments, under the rules in force prior to the introduction of the
above scale of pay.
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PAY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS.
117
4. Special Allowances to Assistant Surgeons.—Assistant Surgeons
of the British Medical Service will receive, while in actual charge of British Re-
G. O. G. No. 136, of giments or Brigades of Artillery, or permanent Depots, a
29th March 1867 special allowance of Rupees 150 per mensem in addition
to their pay. This allowance cannot be drawn except in the case of an Assistant
Surgeon succeeding to the temporary charge on the death, removal, or absence
on Medical Certificate or on private affairs to Europe, of the Surgeon. It is
not intended that any extra charge should be incurred as a consequence of the
Regimental Surgeon being absent on privilege or private leave for his own
convenience.
5., HILL SANITARIA.—For appointments to the Medical charge of Hill
G. O. C. C. I. 14th Depots, the special allowance to an Assistant Surgeon is
Oct. 1864.
Rupees 150 per mensem; and where a second Assistant
Surgeon may be attached to a Depot, he is to receive only the pay of his rank.
6. Horse Allowance .—Officers of the British Medical Department,
attached to Brigades of Horse Artillery, and Regiments of British Cavalry,
will draw, in addition to the rates of pay above laid down, horse allowance at
t h e f o l l o wi n g r a t e s : —
Rank.
Years'
service. Relative rank.
Allowance.
Surgeon Major ...
25 Lieut.-Colonel
Rupees 90 per
mensem .
I
Ditto
20
Ditto
Surgeon ... ...
15 Major
Ditto
10
Ditto
Assistant Sur-
geon... ... ...
10 Captain
Ditto
6
Ditto
J Rupees 60 per
mensem.
Ditto
5
Ditto
under 5 Ditto
7. No deduction shall be made from a Medical Officer on account of
Cir. No. 28 of 9th horse allowance, when absent on privilege or general
Aug. 1867, Contlr leave, if no other Officer is appointed to his place, and his
Mily. Accts.
charger be kept up.
8 . N o d o u b l e c h a r g e o f h o r s e a l l o w a n c e i s a d m i s s i b l e .
9 . M e d i c a l O f f i c e r s o f m o u n t e d R e g i m e n t s , w h e n o n l e a v e , w h e t h e r o n
G. O. C. C. No. 80 private affairs or on Medical Certificate, if in receipt of
of 29th June 1868. Indian allowances, shall continue to receive the horse
allowance of their rank, provided they keep up their chargers, and no extra
charge is incurred by the appointment of Officers to perform their duties,
during their absence.
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[SECT. VII.
10. FIELD ARTILLERY.—A Medical Officer attached
G. O. G. G., No. 953 to, or doing duty with Field Artillery, is entitled to Rupees
of 26th Nov. 1864.
30 per mensem horse allowance.
11. Donations and Subscriptions to Bands and Messes.—The fol-
G. O. G. No. 116 lowing is the scale of Donations and Subscriptions to Re-
of 24th March 1865. gimental Bands, and of Donations to the Regimental
Messes, payable by Surgeons-Major, Surgeons, and Assistant Surgeons :
—
Donations and Subscriptions payable to Regimental Bands.
Rank and period
of Service.
Amount of
Donation.
Differ-
ence on
promo-
Lion
to each
rank.
Amount of subscription for a month of
28 Days. 29 Days. 30 Days. 31 Days.
RS. A. P RS. A. P RS. A. P. RS. A. P. RS. A. P. RS. A. P.
Surgeon-Major
after 25 years'
service.
304 6 0 36 8 5 10 13 11 10 7 11 10 2 4 9 13 1
Do. after 20 do.
267 13 7 48 11 2 9 9 1 9 3 9 8 14 10 8 10 3
Surgeon after
15 years' ser-
vice • ... ...
219 2 5 36 8 5 713 3 7 811
7 411 7 1 1
Do. after 12 do.
182 10 0 24 5 7 6 8 4 6 4 9 6 1 5 514 3
Assistant Sur-
geon after 10
years' service.
)
158
3
4 5 18 4 3 5 10 5 5 7 4 5 4 5 5 1 8
Do. after 5 do.
140 0 2 18 4 2 5 0 0 413 3 410 8 4 8 3
Do. under 5 do.
121 12 0 ... ... ... 4 5 7 4 3 2 4 0 11 3 14 10
Donations payable to Regimental Messes.
Rank and period of service.
Amount of
Donation.
Difference on
promotion to
each rank.
RS. A. P.
RS. A. P.
Surgeon-Major after 25 years' service
... 304
6 0
36
8 5
Do.
after 20
do
...
2 6 7 13 7
48 11 2
Surgeon
after 15
do.
... 219
2 5
36
8 5
Do.
after 12
do.
... 182 10 0
24
5 7
Assist. Surgeon after 10
do.
... 158 4 5
18
4 3
Do.
after 5
do.
... 140
0 2
18
4 2
Do.
under 5
do.
... 121
—
12
----
0
...
...
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PAY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS.
119
12. INDIAN ALLOWANCES WHEN TO CEASE.—Medical Officers of the British
Service proceeding on leave to Europe, and who are provided with a passage in
Her Majesty's Indian Transports, cease to draw Indian pay and allowances
from date of embarkation. Medical Officers of Corps, Brigades or Batteries of
Artillery which were in India before the publication of the Royal Passage
Warrant of 2nd January 1865, are entitled to receive Indian pay and
allowances for the first six months of their leave, when on Medical Certi
-ficate.
STAFF SURGEONS EXEMPTED.—Staff Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons
G. O. G. No. 77 of are not entitled to Indian allowances after the date
1862.
of their departure.
13. MILITARY PRISONS.—Where there is a Medical Officer in receipt of
G. O. C. C. I. 22nd the allowance granted for the Medical charge of the
November 1864. Divisional or Brigade Staff, that Officer shall be
required also to attend the Garrison Military Prison without any additional
remuneration. Where no such allowance is granted, Rupees thirty a month
will be allowed to the Officer selected for the duty.
14.
Extra charges. —A Medical Officer of the British Medical Service
G. O. No. 34, 5th who has passed the required examination in Hindustani,
Jan. 1866, M. D. and who may be temporarily placed in charge of a Native
Regiment or details of Native Troops, in addition to his own duties, is entitled
to draw the extra allowance sanctioned for such charges.
15. PUBLIC QUARTERS.—Medical Officers occupying public quarters will
P. W. D. Code, be charged for them, when the full accommodation is
Chapter IX.
provided, according to their relative rank.
Indian Medical Department.
1 6 . C O N S O L I D A T E D S A L A R I E S . — A l l e m p l o y m e n t o n t h e p a r t o f M e d i c a l
G. O. G.G. No. 1,060 Officers of the Indian Service, involving the receipt of
of 1864. special Staff salary, shall be considered as Staff employ
- ment , t he sal ar i es bei ng i n al l cases consol i dat ed ; and al l appoi nt ment s
whether Civil or Military, below the rank of Deputy Inspector General, are
alike tenable by Surgeons Major, Surgeons, and Assistant Surgeons. (The
latter clause of this paragraph applies only to members of the Indian Medical
Department who entered the service before 7th November 1864.)
1 7 . T A B L E O F S A L A R I E S . — T h e f o l l o w i n g t a b l e s h o w s t h e c o n s o l i d a t e d
salaries, payable to Administrative, Military, and Civil Medical Officers of
the Indian Medical Department.
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Administrative Staff (British and Indian).
Appointments.
MONTHLY SALARIES.
S u r g e o n - M a j o r .
S u r g e o n .
A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
a b o v e 5 y e a r s . A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
u n d e r 5 y e a r s .
Inspector General ...
. . .
. . .
Rupees 2,500
Deputy Inspector General
...
. . .
„
1,800
Staff Surgeon-Major B. M. S. in Burmah.
„
1,400
Secretary and Statistical Officer to the
Inspector General
...
. . . 1,400
1,200 1,000
850
Executive Staff.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
Appointments.
MONTHLY SALARIES.
S u r g e o n - Ma j o r .
Sur ge on.
A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
a b o v e 5 y e a r s .
A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
u n d e r 5 y e a r s .
Principal Medical Store-keeper and Pro-
fessor of Materia Medica in the Medical
College, Madras ...
. . .
. . .
1,250 1,050
850
700
Garrison Surgeons ...
. . .
...
1,050
850
650
500
Garrison Assistant Surgeons, when in sub-
stantive charge
...
...
...
. . .
...
650
500
Garrison Assistant Surgeons, when under
a Surgeon
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
600
450
Staff Surgeon and Medical Store-keeper.
1,200 1,000
800
650
Medical charge of a Native Regiment ...
1,000
800
600
450
With horse allowance in Cavalry Regiments of
Rupees 90 for a Surgeon-Major or Surgeon, and
Rupees 60 for an Assistant Surgeon.
Charge of a Stud Depôt
or Remount Agency.
When a sub-
stantive charge.
As Regimental charge.
Examiner of Medical Accounts
. . . A Staff salary of Rs. 400 per
mensem, with unemployed
pay of rank.
SECT. VII.] PAY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS.
CIVIL APPOINTMENTS.
1 2 1
SALARIES.
Appointments.
S u r g e o n - M a j o r .
S u r g e o n .
A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
a b o v e 5 y e a r s .
A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n
u n d e r 5 y e a r s .
Principal of Medical College, Professor of
Medicine, and Physician to General
1,600
...
. . .
. . .
Hospital ...
...
. . .
. . .
Full Professorships in the Medical College
with conjoint Presidency duties, viz.:—
Surgeon of the General Hospital, and Pro-
fessor of Surgery in the Medical College.
1,250 1,050
850
700
Fort Surgeon with Port and Marine duties,
and Prof. of Anatomy in the Medical
College ...
...
...
...
Ophthalmic Surgeon, Prof. of Ophthalmic
Surgery, and Physiology
...
. . .
Superintendent of Lying-in-Hospital, and
Professor of Midwifery ... ...
Chemical Examiner and Professor of
Chemistry
...
. . .
. . .
Minor Professorships, namely, Botany,
Hygiene, Dental Surgery, Medical Juris-
prudence, and Comparative Anatomy.
Provided the aggregate salary of the
Officer holding the post as an extra
charge, does not exceed that of a full
Professorship with attached duties ...
Rupees 200 Staff Salary.
Assistant Surgeon, General Hospital, in
charge of out-patients, and Professor of
...
. . .
Rs. 800
Pathology, Medical College...
. . .
District Surgeons with attached duties,
viz.:—
1st District.—Surgeon to Native Infirm-)
ary, Leper Hospital, Idiot Asylum, and
1,050
850
650
500
Black Town Dispensary ...
. . .
2nd District.—Surgeon to Female Orphan
Asylum, Gun-Powder and Gun-Carriage
Factories, and Vepery Hospital ...
3rd District.—Surgeon to Male Orphan
Asylum and Penitentiary ...
...
4th District.—Surgeon to Triplicane Dis-
pensary
. . .
. . .
. . .
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