Affairs of the East India Company: Appendix 2 to the evidence of James C. Melvill esquire

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 62, 1830. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, [n.d.].

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Appendix 2 to the evidence of James C. Melvill esquire

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No. 2.

ESTIMATE of the AMOUNT in which the CHARGES of INDIA are expected to be diminished in future Years, as compared with 1828-29, by the various REDUCTIONS of ESTABLISHMENTS, Military and Civil, which either have been actually effected or are now in progress.



—	Reduction of the Charges of India in future Years, compared with 1828-29.
—	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	In 1832-33.
MILITARY.	£	£	£	£
Effect of Military Reductions at the Three Presidencies. (See the detailed Statements Nos. 1 to 3.)	387,684	643,121	765,639	888,380
Saving by the Reduction in the established Strength of King's Regiments in India (£100,000 of which, 1-5th, is estimated to take place in England)	(fn. 1)	40,000	60,000	80,000
CIVIL AND MARINE.
Effect of Reductions in Allowances and Establishments at the Three Presidencies. (See detailed Statement No. 4.)	73,437	108,852	125,594	141,174
SUBORDINATE SETTLEMENTS.
Reductions at Prince of Wales Island, Malacca and Singapore. (See Statement No. 5.)		40,020	41,760	41,760
Do. at St. Helena. (Do. No. 6.)	3,000	11,050	18,950	18,950
	464,121	843,043	1,011,943	1,170,264
Add Sum in which it is estimated that the Territorial Charges incurred in England will fall short of their Amount in 1828-29	140,000	260,000	260,000	260,000
Aggregate estimated Diminution of Charge £	604,121	1,103,043	1,271,943	1,430,264

Note.—The Military Reductions are estimated to produce their full Financial Effect in 1832-33.

(Errors excepted.)



East India House, 15th March 1830.	JAMES C. MELVILL, Auditor of India Accounts.

Appendix to the Evidence of James C. Melvill Esquire—continued.

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Statement, No. 1.

BENGAL.

ESTIMATE of the EFFECT of the MILITARY REDUCTIONS which have been ordered at this Presidency; shewing the absolute Diminution of Charge which they are calculated to produce in future Years, as compared with 1828-29.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	In 1832-33.
	Sonaut R^s	Sonaut R^s	Sonaut R^s	Sonaut R^s
Saving by Reductions ordered previously to 1828-29 producing their full Effect	1.50.000	1.50.000	1.50.000	1.50.000
Reduction of 80 Men from each Regiment of Native Cavalry	85.600	1.71.000	1.71.000	1.71.000
Do. of 100 Men from each Regiment of Native Infantry	2.33.100	4.66.200	4.66.200	4.66.200
Two Guns withdrawn from each of the light Field Batteries	8.000	8.000	8000	8.000
Two Magazines abolished	4.200	4.200	4.200	4.200
Military Allowances of Officers in the Service of Native States withdrawn	20.000	20.000	20.000	20.000
Establishment of the Arsenal at Fort William reduced	4.500	4.500	4.500	4.500
Establishment of Warrant Officers reduced	14.000	28.000	42.000	47.000
Allowance for Quarter Masters Carts abolished	40.000	40.000	40.000	40.000
Military Secretary to Commander in Chief: Salary to be reduced on the next Vacancy		10.000	10.000	10.000
Two Deputy Assistant Quarter Masters General to be reduced as ordered by the Court		3.600		7.200
Four Stations constituted ½ Batta Stations	60.000	1.20.000	1.80.000	1.80.000
Establishment of Army Cattle reduced	1.00.000	1.60.000	1.60.000	1.60.000
Sanatarium discontinued	13.000	13.000	13.000	13.000
Appointment of Garrison Engineer, &c. of Fort William consolidated with that of Civil Architect	4.600	4.600	4.600	4.600
Ordnance Establishment of Ramghur Battalion reduced	3.000	5.300	5.300	5.300
Court's Orders. Native Cavalry, Two Troops from each Regiment, including 2 Lieutenants and 1 Cornet	60.000	1.20.000	1.80.000	2.40.000
Native Infantry, Two Companies from each Regiment	2.40.000	4.80.000	7.20.000	9.75.000
Court's Orders. European Infantry, 2 Lieutenants and 1 Ensign from each of the 2 Regiments	4.000	8.000	12.000	17.000
Court's Orders. Engineer and Artillery, 2 First Lieutenants and 1 Second Do, from each Battalion	(fn. 2) 30.000	60.000	90.000	1.25.000
Reductions in the Barrack Department	22.000	30.200	30.200	30.200
Benares, Purneah and Orissa Provincial Corps disbanded	1.50.000	2.84.000	2.84.000	2.84.000
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Corps of Irregular Horse disbanded	3.40.000	6.28.200	6.28.200	6.28.200
Establishments of Army Carriage Cattle reduced	1.80.000	2.88.500	2.88.500	2.88.500
Temporary Reduction of Expence in the Gunpowder Agencies	23.500	31.300	-	-
Timber Agency at Nauthpore and the Timber Depot at Balloo Ghaut discontinued	15.700	21.000	21.000	21.000
Reductions in the Establishments of the Garrison Engineer, &c. in Fort William, and the Civil Architect at the Presidency	8.000	12.000	12.000	12.000
18.13.200	31.71.600	35.44.700	39.11.900
Deduct Saving in the Engineers, expected to be counterbalanced by an Increase of Expence at the other Presidencies	6.000	12.000	18.000	25.000
Sonaut Rupees	18.07.200	31.59.600	35.26.700	38.86.900
Or, £	200,594	350,707	391,455	434,436

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Statement, No. 2.

MADRAS.

ESTIMATE of the EFFECT of the MILITARY REDUCTIONS ordered at this Presidency, shewing the absolute Diminution of Charge which they are calculated to produce in future Years, as compared with 1828-29.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	In 1832-33.
	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.
Reduction of the Number of Army Cattle, and of 768 Troopers from the Light Cavalry	2.30.000	2.50.000	2.50.000	2.50.000
Reduction in the Strength of the Native Infantry	2.00.000	3.00.000	3.00.000	3.00.000
Light Infantry Regiments—One Puckally from each Company in Garrison	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000
First and Second Extra Regiments reduced One Half	60.000	60.000	60.000	60.000
Establishment of Tent Lascars reduced	12.000	18.000	26.000	26.000
Reduction in the Ordnance Department	50.000	50.000	50.000	50.000
Further Reduction in the Light Cavalry	84.000	1.68.000	2.52.000	3.36.000
Establishment of the Gun-carriage Manufactory reduced	10.000	17.000	23.000	23.000
Establishment for Manufacture of Gunpowder reduced	9.000	9.000	9.000	9.000
Vaccination Establishment at the Presidency reduced, and 30 Hospital Conicopolies discharged	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000
Saving in the Hire of Carriage Bullocks	11.000	11.000	11.000	11.000
Saving in the Field Equipments of the Army	1.50.000	1.50.000	1.50.000	1.50.000
Expence of the Two Extra Regiments of Native Infantry	70.000	70.000	70.000	70.000
Reduction in the Number of Saddles with Light Cavalry Regiments, and short Issues of Grain	20.000	20.000	20.000	20.000
Field Allowances of certain Troops to be discontinued		35.000	35.000	35.000
Reductions at Penang and on the Tenasserim Coast	70.000	70.000	70.000	70.000
Veterinary Establishment at Arcot	6.000	6.000	6.000	6.000
Court's Orders. Two Troops from each Regiment of Native Cavalry	59.500	1.19.000	1.78.500	2.38.000
Two Companies from each Regiment of Native Infantry	1.80.000	3.60.000	5.40.000	7.20.000
Rupees	12.30.500	17.22.000	20.59.500	23.83.000
Or, £	140,628	196,800	235,371	272,343

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Statement, No. 3.

BOMBAY.

ESTIMATE of the EFFECT of the MILITARY REDUCTIONS ordered at this Presidency, shewing the absolute Diminution of Charge which they are calculated to produce in future Years, as compared with 1828-29.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	In 1832-33.
	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.
Field Allowances to the Troops in Malwa discontinued (only One Month's Charge under this Head occurred in 1828-29)	17.500	17.500	17.500	17.500
Regimental Allowances of Officers in the Service of Native Princes struck off	2.000	2.000	2.000	2.000
Light Battalion at Poonah broken up	2.700	2.700	2.700	2.700
Reduction in the Strength of each Regiment of Native Cavalry and Native Infantry	1.80.000	3.60.000	5.40.000	7.20.000
Evacuation of Mhow by the Bombay Troops. (This Charge may be considered as transferred to Bengal.)	35.000	35.000	35.000	35.000
Troop Quarter Masters of Horse Artillery abolished	2.000	4.000	6.000	8.000
Reduction in the Stud Department	1.500	1.500	1.500	1.500
Court's Orders. Two Troops from each Regiment of Native Cavalry and Two Companies from each Regiment of Native Infantry, and Three Subaltern Officers from the European Regiment	1.40.000	3.02.000	4.65.000	6.50.000
Two Companies from the Marine Battalion and from each of the Extra Battalions	5.000	11.000	18.000	26.000
Office of Inspector of Hill Forts in the Deccan abolished	4.200	6.300	6.300	6.300
Office Establishment of Inspecting Engineers advised	3.700	5.700	5.700	5.700
Establishment of Horses and Mules for the "Foot Artillery" Field Guns discontinued	36.000	62.000	62.000	62.000
Saving in the Commissary Department	2.400	4.800	4.800	4.800
10 Elephants transferred back to the Bengal Presidency. (This Expence must be considered as transferred to Bengal.)	4.000	8.000	8.000	8.000
Court's Orders.—Establishment of the European Infantry Regiments reduced		32.000	64.000	96.000 In the following Year 1.28.000
Expences of the Deccan and Concan Surveys reduced	16.000	38.400	38.400	38.400
Salaries of the Assistant Adjutant General and the Quarter Master General to be reduced on the next Vacancies, each 3.696 Rupees per Annum	-	-	-	-
	4.52.000	8.92.900	12.76.900	16.83.900
Deduct transferred to Bengal	39.000	43.000	43.000	43.000
Rupees	4.13.000	8.49.900	12.33.900	16.40.900
Or, £	46,462	95,614	138,813	184,601

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Statement, No. 4.

ESTIMATE of the EFFECT of the REDUCTIONS which have been ordered in the various CIVIL and MARINE DEPARTMENTS in INDIA, shewing the absolute Diminution of Charge which they are calculated to produce in future Years, as compared with 1828-29.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	In 1832-33.	Ultimate Saving per Annum.
	S^a R^s	S^a R^s	S^a R^s	S^a R^s	S^a R^s
BENGAL
Saving by a general Revision of the Allowances attached to Offices held by covenanted Civil Servants. (The new Rule of Service is not estimated to produce any Saving)	75.000	1.30.000	2.00.000	2.50.000	6.30.000
Abolition of Travelling Allowances (with certain Exceptions)	30.000	30.000	30.000	30.000	30.000
Saving by the Arrangements reported in Revenue Letters of 10th and 30th Dec. 1828. (Appointment of Commissioners of Revenue and Circuit, &c.)	50.000	60.000	70.000	80.000	1.07.000
Other Reductions	28.000	28.000	28.000	28.000	28.000
Abolition of Committees of Record in Bengal	59.000	59.000	59.000	59.000	59.000
Reductions in the Departments of Account, Pay and Audit	8.000	9.000	9.000	9.000	16.500
Saving in filling up the Appointments of Post Master General, Mint Master, and Superintendent of Stamps	30.000	31.000	31.000	31.000	46.000
Office of Superintendent and Remembrancer of Legal Affairs abolished	3.400	3.400	3.400	3.400	27.400
Reductions in the Marine Department	50.000	80.000	1.20.000	1.70.000	2.70.000
Total Sicca Rupees	3.33.400	4.30.400	5.50.400	6.60.400	12.13.900
Or, £	38,674	49,926	63,846	76,606	140,812
MADRAS.	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.	Rupees.
Saving, by a general Revision of the Subordinate Establishments,
At the Presidency	39.800	39.800	39.800	39.800	39.800
In the Provinces	1.50.000	2.00.000	2.00.000	2.00.000	2.00.000
Proposed Saving in the Departments of Account and Audit at the Presidency					49.000
Abolition of the Office of Superintendent of Civil Pensions		8.200	8.200	8.200	8.200
Reductions in the Marine Department		15.000	20.000	25.000	31.000
Rupees	1.89.800	2.63.000	2.68.000	2.73.000	3.28.000
Or, £	21,691	30,057	30,629	31,200	37,486
BOMBAY.
The Observatory discontinued	6.200	9.300	9.300	9.300	9.300
Office of Statistical Reporter abolished		9.200	9.200	9.200	9.200
Proposed Saving in the Departments of Account and Audit at the Presidency					26.760
Office of Agent for Sirdars proposed to be abolished					29.400
Reductions in the Political Department	40.000	50.000	60.000	70.000	80.000
Do. - in the Revenue Department	50.000	60.000	70.000	80.000	90.000
Do. - in the General Department	20.000	25.000	25.000	25.000	25.000
Rupees	1.16.200	1.53.500	1.73.500	1.93.500	2.69.600
Or, £	13,072	17,269	19,519	21,768	30,330
Appendix to the Evidence of James C Mevill Esquire — continued.
Statement, No. 4.—Estimate of the Effect of the Reductions, &c. — continued.
Military Pay of Officers holding Civil Appointments ordered by the Court to be taken in Diminution of their Civil Allowances		1.00.000	1.00.000	1.00.000	1.00.000
Sicca Rupees		1.00.000	1.00.000	1.00.000	1.00.000
Or, £		11,600	11,600	11,600	11,600
GRAND TOTAL £	73,437	108,852	125,594	141,174	220,228

Statement, No. 5.

ESTIMATE of the REDUCTION which will be effected in the EXPENCES of PENANG, MALACCA and SINGAPORE, in future Years.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	Ultimate Reduction.
	S^a R^s	S^a R^s	S^a R^s	S^a R^s
Reduction which it is estimated will result from the Execution of the Court's Orders to Bengal, dated 7th April 1829, directing that the Government of the Three Settlements be constituted on a different Principle after 1st May 1830, and that various Offices be abolished	Nothing.	3.00.000	3.00.000	3.50.000
Probable Saving from the proposed Abolition of the Recorder's Court		45.000	60.000	80.000
Total Sicca Rupees		3.45.000	3.60.000	4.30.000
Or, £		40,020	41,760	49,880

Statement, No. 6.

ESTIMATE of the AMOUNT in which the CHARGES of ST. HELENA will be reduced in future Years, as compared with 1828-29, by the Operation of the Court's Orders.



	In 1829-30.	In 1830-31.	In 1831-32.	Eventual Saving per Annum.
	£	£	£	£
Governor		2,300	2,300	2,300
Members of Council				1,800
Senior Merchants			1,200	800
Other Civil Servants		600		2,310
Chaplain		350	350	350
Military Establishment		6,000	13,000	16,000
Medical Ditto				1,200
Horse and Forage Allowances		400	400	400
Master Attendant				280
Various Savings		1,400	1,700	2,000
£	(fn. 3)	11,050	18,950	27,440