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sufficiently arduous to deserve special remuneration) by the
grant, in the case of medical officers only (but not others),
of special allowances during the performance of such duty
instead of leave concessions subsequently enjoyable. The
above concessions are not admissible-
(i) to officers whose duty in connection with plague
has not, in the opinion of the Local Government,
been so unusually arduous as to render them
deserving of the concessions ;
(ii) to officers who have been specially appointed to
such duty and have been remunerated during
the performance of it by special salary or allow-
ances ;
(iii) to Secretariat and other officers whose additional
work in connection with plague has been office
work.
(G.O., No. 2387 L., dated 8th December 1897 ; G.O., No. 1506 L., dated 17th August
1898; G.O., No. 1074 L., dated 18th May 1899 ; G.O., No. 1043, Financial, dated 26th
September 1899.)
9. The special allowances given to certain classes of officers
for plague duty and the salaries attached to special temporary
appointments created on account of the plague are given
below. All questions relating to the grant of allowances to
medical officers should be referred for the orders of Govern-
ment :-
A.-Allowances of officers deputed to Plague Duty.
Class of officers.
Particulars.
Allowances.
A. Military  officers
and troops.
(a) When employed on guard
duty.
Nil.

(b) When employed on sanitary


duty, such  as  searching,


disinfecting,        superin-


tending,     scavengering,


&c.-


(i) Combatant   British
Rs. 300 a month.

Commissioned 


officers   of   over


5 years' service.


(ii)  Combatant  British
Rs. 200 a month.

Commissioned


officers   under   5


years' service.


(iii) British              non-
Re. 1  +  annas 6 extra ration

commissioned
money per day.

officers.


(iv) British privates ...
Annas    12   +   annas   6   extra


ration money per day.