§ Mr. ASTORasked the Under-Secretary of State for India what pensions are given to officers of the Indian medical service; and whether any extra pension or allowance is occasionally given, in addition, to such officers for special services rendered?
§ Mr. CHARLES ROBERTSThe retiring pensions of the Indian medical service range from £300 per annum after seventeen years' service to £700 after thirty years, with an additional pension of £125 on retirement after three years' service386W as colonel, £250 after five years' service as colonel, or £350 after three years' service as surgeon-general. Officers of the Indian medical service are also eligible, under certain conditions, for good service pensions at the rate of £100 a year as rewards for distinguished or meritorious service; these, however, are not tenable with the additional pensions above mentioned.