British Army: war gratuities for India and Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
Rupee gratuities were issued by British Regimental Paymasters converted at 1s 4d per rupee. An adjustment was later made by the India Office at a more favourable rate, after confirmation by the Regimental Paymaster. These volumes are not indexed.
Pay and allowances not chargeable to the Government of India
Scope & Content:
Pay and allowances chargeable to the provincial governments or to Princely States. After Apr 1905 payments were made on the normal civil or military pay books.
Sterling overseas pay of ICS and other Civil Servants
Scope & Content:
Sterling overseas pay was issued in England even when the recipient was on duty in India. It was therefore an exception to the rule that pay while on duty in India must be issued there. Includes military and medical officers in civil employment.
Military and Medical officers in civil employment: leave and duty pay
Scope & Content:
The decision of whether an officer was regarded as civil or military for the purpose of these volumes was determined by the head of account responsible for officer's pay, and there does not appear to be any consistency in how that decision was made or applied within these records. From 1920 the...