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Comparative Tables of the Law of Mortality, the Expectation of Life, 

 and the Values of Annuities in India and England. By Captain 

 J. C. Hannyngton, 24th N. I. 1st Assista?it G. G. A. Maun- 

 bhome. 



The following Tables have been compiled from those prepared by 

 Major HendersoD, Mr. Griffith Davies, and the late Mr. Robert 

 Christie. They exhibit nearly all that is known respecting the Law of 

 Mortality among European Military Officers in India. To facilitate 

 comparison the Northampton and Carlisle Tables are added. 



Of the Indian Tables, Major Henderson's is presumed to be the most 

 correct. It was deduced from actual returns for a period of 20 years ; 

 and was published with its data in the 17th Vol. of the Transactions of 

 the Asiatic Society. From the age of 75, Major Henderson has 

 adopted the Northampton Table, but has fixed 92 instead of 96 as the 

 limiting age, which prevents literal agreement between the Tables. 



Mr. Davies' Table was prepared for the Madras Military Fund, and 

 is founded partly on data furnished by Col. DeHavilland, and partly 

 on Mr. Christie's Table. From the age of 74, Mr. Davies has adopted 

 the Northampton Table. 



Mr. Christie's Table was " deduced from a record of 930 Officers, 

 whose dates of appointments, retirements, and deaths he extracted 

 from the books of the Honorable Company at the India House." 

 From the age of 82, Mr. Christie has adopted the Carlisle Table. 



The annual per centage of mortality for the Northampton and 

 Carlisle Tables ; the expectation of life for Christie's Table ; and the 

 values of Annuities at 6 per cent, for all the Indian Tables, have 

 been computed by the writer of this Memorandum. Much care has 

 been taken to render them correct. 



