Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-27
ENGLISH SALARIES IN INDIA.

The n Y. Tribune discussing the value of the
English possessions in India, says:
! Next come the recipients of this patronage, Givi-
ded into five CassCs-Ciyil clerical. medical, militia
ry and naval For service in India at least in the
! civil line some knowledge of the language spoken
there is necessary, and to prepare young TO
ter their civil service, the East India Company has
! college at Hailesbury corresponding college for
the military service, in which, however the rudi-
ments of military science the principle branches
| taught, has been established at AddiseOmbe
London. Admission to these colleges was formerly
matter of favor the part of the Directors of the
Company, but under the latest notifications of the
charter il has been opened competition in the way
of public examination of candidates On first reach
ing India, civilian is allowed about $3.50 month,
till, having passed necessary examination in
more of the native languages (which must be within
/ twelve months after his arrival he is attached to
the service with emouments which vary from 81, 500
/ to near $4,000 per annUm. The latter is the pay
of the members of the Bengal Council; the members
| Of the Bombay and Madras Council receive about
! $4,000 per aBnum. No person not a member of
Council can receive more than about S25 600 per
! nun, and to obtain an appointment worth 100000
or over, he must have been resident in India for
! twelve years Nine years residence qualities for
salaries of from 600 TO 500 600, and three years
residence for salaries of from 81 600 to $4,000.
Appointments in the civil service go nOminaly by
seniority and merits, but really TO a great extent
by favor As they the best paid, Their is great
competition TO get hem the military officers leaving
their regiments for this purpose whenever they
get a chauce The average of all the salaries in
the civil service is stated at about IS, 600, but this
does not include perqusites and extra allowances,
which are often very considerable These civil
wants are employed as Governors Councillors, Judges
ambassadors, Secretaries Collectors of the Revenue
&c.-the number in the whole being generally
about 500. The salary of the GOyernor-General of
India is 1925, 900, but the extra allowances often
.
includes three bishops and about one hundred and
sixty chapIans. The Bishop OF Calcutta has S25,
900 year; those of Madras and Bombay half as
much; the chaplaius from 50 500 to $1,000, besides
fees The medical service includes some 800 ply
sicians and surgeons with salaries from $1,000 to
$4,000
The European military officers employed in India,
including those Of the cuntingents which the de-
pendent princes obliged to furnish, number
about 5000 The fixed pay in the infantry is for
ensgns Sl,OSO lieutenants, Sl,344 captains,
s., 226 majors, $50; lieutenant colonies, So
500; colonies, s., $50. This is the pay in canton
ment. In active service, it is more. The pay in
the cavalry, artillery and engineers, is somewhat
higher. BY obtaining staff situations or employ
ments in the civil service, many officers double their
pay.
Here are about ten thousand British subjects
holding lucrative situations in India, and drawing
their pay from the Indian service. To these must
be added a considerable number living in England |
whittier they have retired upon PENSIONS which in |
all the services payable after serving certain
number of years. These pensions, with the divi- |
dends and interest on debts due in England, con-
sumes some fifteen to twenty millions of dollars |
drawn annually from India, and which may in fact
be regarded much tribute paid to the English |
Government indirectly Thoughts subjects. These
who annual yretire from the several services carry
with them very considerable amounts Of saving from
their salaries, which is SO much added TO the /
annual drain on India.