APPENDIX TO THE MANUAL 



7. Cliildren entitled to the benefits of the Institution are classified 

 as follows : — 



Class I. — Children of pure European parentage who have lost 



both parents. 

 Class II. — Children of "European fathers and East Indian or 



Native Christian mothers who have lost both parents, and 



children of pure European parentage who have lost only one. 

 Class III,— Children of European fathers and East Indian or 



Native Christian mothers who have lost one parent, and 



children of pure European parentage who have both parents 



living. 

 Class IV. — All other children of soldiers of the British Army not 



provided for in the preceding classes. 

 The order of precedence in the admission of candidates will be 

 regulated in accordance with this classification. 



8. Four years' annual subscription of Rupees 50, or a donation of 

 Rupees 300, shall confer the title to nomina,te one child for each such 

 subscription or donation ; and, in like proportion, for higher amounts ; 

 and these nominees will take precedence in admission of the other 

 candidates in the several classes to which they belong. 



9. The children of Soldiers of the ranks of Private and Corporal, who 

 ai'e only drawing the pay of those ranks, will be admitted free of 

 charge. Children having living fathers above the rank of Corporal 

 will be charged according to the following scale, except under 

 extraordinary circumstances, when the power of exemption from, or 

 reduction of, payment shall be exercised by the Committee : — 



Memorandum. — In addition to the Govei'nment allowance (if any) of Rupees 

 2-8-0 per mensem. 



10. In all cases where private Soldiers, Non- Commissioned Officers, 

 hold appointments by which their income is increased, they shall pay 

 the rate of that rank, the allowances of which most nearly approxi- 

 mate to their actual income from all sources. 



11. From pensioned Soldiers whose incomes do not exceed the pay 

 of a Private or Corporal no payment shall be demanded. Other 

 Pensioners will be required to pay according to the foregoing rule. 



12. Applications for the admission of children must be made 

 through the Officers Commandirg Regiments or the heads of depart- 



