HC Deb 20 September 1886 vol 309 cc959-60
MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)

asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether surgeons of the British Medical Service, under five years' service, ranking with captains, and while at home drawing the pay and allowances of that rank, on being sent to India draw 132 Rupees per month less than a captain?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)

Yes; a surgeon of less than five years' standing has in India less pay than a captain. A surgeon of six years has more.