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at Madras out of three hundred and twenty-four deaths, only ten are 

 returned "in action," or one in every thirty -two ; and at Bombay, 

 four are reported out of one hundred and thirty-four deaths, or one in 

 thirty-one. There may be some inaccuracy, however, in this point in the 

 Returns. 



In the Honorable Company's Bengal Army the deaths in action have 

 been equally or more rare during the last twenty years, thirty-nine only 

 being reported out of one thousand one hundred and eighty-four casualties, 

 or about one in every thirty ; in the Madras Army forty-three out of one 

 thousand three hundred and eighty-seven casualties, or one in every thirty- 

 three ; and in Bombay eighteen out of eight hundred and fifty casualties, 

 or one in forty-seven. There is very little difference in this respect 

 between the two services in India, with reference to the total strength of 

 each, as will be seen in the following calculation, shewing the very small 

 percentage per annum of Officers who have been killed out of the average 

 yearly strength of Officers of both services at the different presidencies : 



His Majesty's Officers. 



Percentage per 

 annum hilled. 



Bengal, 0.16 



Madras, 0.11 



Bombay, 0.09 



Honorable Company's Officers. 



Bengal, 0.10 



Madras, 0.13 



Bombay, , 0.08 



The foregoing explanation is necessary to shew that the adoption of 

 the rates of mortality in the Military Service, as data on which to base a 

 general Table, is not materially affected by deaths in action. It is true the 



