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the case of upper domestic servants, about two- 

 pence a day, and in that of lower ones and of 

 syces, one penny per diem in addition to their 

 monthly pay. 



Rupees per mensem. 



Butler in headquarters . . 14 to 1 6 



Head matey 12 



Under matey . 10 



Cook 14 to 16 



Syce 7 



Grass-cutter 4 



Tent lascar 8 



i 

 When two or more sportsmen go out together, 



one member of the party should undertake sole 

 responsibility for the commissariat. If this be 

 not done, and a constant check thus imposed 

 upon pilfering and waste, not only will it often 

 be found that supplies ample for a month will 

 disappear in less than half that period, but, if 

 the head boy be entrusted with the catering, he 

 will wait until he has entirely, or almost entirely, 

 run out of some essential item, before informing 

 his master that more of it is required. 



For the carriage of sugar, rice, ghee (clarified 

 butter, used in lieu of lard in cookery), curry 

 powder, flour, salt, pepper, mustard, etc., I re- 

 commend strong wooden boxes fitted with tin 

 canisters, unless in the case of ghee, salt, pepper, 

 etc., for which strong glass jars may be used. A 

 strong wooden box lined with tin should also 

 contain potatoes and onions. All such boxes should 

 be fitted with padlocks and keys of not too common 



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