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B.-Salaries of officers temporarily entertained for Plague Duty.
Designation.
Salary.
Remarks.
A. Retired Commis-
Rs. 500 a month (in addition
The officer must have retired
sioned Medical
to their pensions which will
before the 1st April 1898,
officers.
continue to be a military
and his re-employment must
charge).
be either on Plague duty or
in a post which cannot be
filled in the ordinary way by
reason of the officers, who
would, in ordinary course, be
available for it being required
for plague duty. The ap-
pointment requires the
previous sanction of the Gov-
ernment of India.
B. Temporary
Rs. 500 a month or such salary
English
as may be fixed in their
Doctors.
agreements with the Secre-
tary of State.
C. Retired Military
Pay of their grade at the time
The officers should be required
Assistant
of retirement + Rs. 100
to produce certificates of
Surgeons.
allowance subject to a maxi-
physical fitness, and their
mum of Rs. 350 a month.
appointments should, in the
In special cases the local
first instance, be made for
Government may raise the
periods not exceeding six
limit to Rs. 500. A Retired
months.
Honorary Commissioned
officer of the Indian Subordi-
nate Medical Department is
entitled to double first-class
travelling allowance by rail,
and eight annas a mile by
road.
D. Uncovenanted
Such pay not exceeding Rs. 350
The term of employment may,
Medical offi-
a month as the Surgeon-
subject to their good conduct
cers.
General may find necessary,
and efficiency, be for a period
with travelling allowances to
of three months ; the engage-
and from the places to which
ment being terminable after
they are posted at the rates
the expiry of the first two
of double second-class fares
months by a written notice
for journeys by rail and annas
given by either the Govern-
4 a mile for journeys by
ment or the officer.
road.
E. Private Hospital
Pay assigned to the corre-
Assistants.
sponding grades of Hospital
Assistants in Government
service + 50 per cent, thereof
with compensation for quart-
ers.
F. Lady Nurses
(a) Rs. 175 a month in
If free quarters are not pro-
obtained from
addition to free quarters,
vided, an allowance of Rs. 3
England.
fuel, lights and punkah-
a day should be paid.
pullers, commencing
from date of embark-
ation to India ;
(b) double first-class fare by
rail when travelling on
duty ;
(c) first-class passage when
proceeding by steamer
from one part of India
to another on duty.