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II.—Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
The allowances of a sub-assistant surgeon employed as a plague ins-
pector will be as follows : ordinarily the service of only third-grade
sub-assistant surgeons should be used for range work :—
Grade pay + special plague al-
lowance* of Rs. 10. In cases
where he has other than purely
stationary duties, he will be
given a cycle allowance of Rs. 5
or a pony allowance of Rs. 15
provided he maintains and
uses a serviceable pony.
If employed on the hills the sub-assist-
ant Burgeon will be entitled to draw
a consolidated hill allowance of one-
third of the pay, but no house-rent
or warm clothing allowance will be
admissible.
III.—Men specially trained for Plague Duty.
These are men who are selected locally by the Collector for training
and after being trained specially for plague duty by the Deputy
Sanitary Commissioner receive certificates from the latter as to their
fitness for employment as plague inspectors. Their pay and allow-
ances will be regulated as follows :—
(i) (a) A member of the permanent establishment in superior
service, whether belonging to the Revenue or other branches of the
Government service, employed as a range inspector in a rural area will
draw a minimum pay of Rs. 35 plus a pony allowance of Rs. 15. But
when employed as a disinfection inspector in a rural area he will
draw only a minimum pay of Rs. 35 ; no pony allowance will be
granted, but when travelling on duty a daily allowance of As. 8 under
article 1063 of the Civil Service Regulations up to a maximum of Rs. 8
a month or, at the discretion of the Collector, a fixed monthly allow-
ance of Rs. 8 may be granted.
(b) A member of the permanent establishment in local fund or
municipal service employed as a plague inspector in a rural area will
draw in addition to his salary in such service only a deputation allow-
ance in accordance with the rules issued in G.O. No. 384, Financial,
dated 16th June 1904, plus a pony allowance of Rs. 15 per mensem,
if employed as a range inspector, or a daily allowance of As. 8 when
travelling, under article 1063 of the Civil Service Regulations
up to a maximum of Rs. 8 a mouth or at the discretion of the Collec-
tor, a fixed monthly allowance of Rs. 8 if employed as a disinfection
inspector.
(c) A private person employed-as a plague inspector in a rural
area will draw such pay not exceeding Rs. 30 as the Collector may
fix. When employed as a range inspector, he may be paid a pony
allowance of Rs. 15, and if employed as a disinfection inspector, he
may be paid when travelling a daily allowance of As. 8 up to a maxi-
mum of Rs. 8 a month, or a fixed monthly allowance of Rs. 8, at the
discretion of the Collector.
Note.—(1) A pay in excess of Rs. 35 can be granted to Government servants only
if admissible under rule I of article 764 of the Civil Service Regulations.
(2) All plague inspectors employed in the Nilgiris will be entitled to draw
a consolidated hill allowance calculated at one-third of their pay.
* The special plague allowance will be admissible irrespsctive of the fact whether
the sub-assistant surgeon was in receipt of a charge allowance or not at the time of his
deputation to plague duty. No separate allowance will, however, be paid in lieu of
charge allowance nor can deputation allowance be drawn in addition.