§ MR. SEYMOUR KEAY (Elgin and Nairn)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India what is the amount of the yearly salary and allowances of the Financial Member of the Council of the Governor-General, of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, and of the Governors of Madras and Bombay respectively; for what period of years do these officers hold their appointments, and under what Statute or Regulation; what are the amounts of the retiring allowances or pensions to which these officers are respectively entitled on vacating the said appointments; can more than one such allowance or pension be held by an officer who has held more than one of these or similar appointments in succession; and what is the shortest period of service in each of these appointments which qualifies an officer for such allowance or pension?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (MR. CURZON,) Lancashire, SouthportThe Member of Council in charge of the Financial Department draws a salary of Rs.76,000, without allowances. The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal receives Rs.100,000, with allowances of Rs.9,750. The Governors of Madras and Bombay receive Rs.120,000, with sumptuary and household establishment allowances of Rs.95,000 and Rs.93,000 respectively. All these officers are appointed for five years, but in very exceptional cases the term has been extended for one or two years. The Lieutenant-Governor is appointed by the Governor-General, subject to Her Majesty's approval under 21 & 22 Vic, c. 106, s. 29. The Governors of Madras and Bombay and Members of the Governor-General's Council are appointed by Her Majesty by Warrant under 21 & 22 Vic, c. 106, s. 29; 24 & 25 Vic, c. 67, s. 3; 32 & 33 Vic, c. 97, s. 8. There is no retiring allowance or pension attached to any of these offices. But if they are held by a member of the Indian Civil Service or an officer of the Army, 181 he receives the ordinary annuity or pension under the Rules.