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ARMY APPOINTMENTS IN THE INDIAN SERVICE. 
relative rank and precedence of Veterinary Surgeons of Her 
Majesty^s British Forces are declared to be applicable to 
Veterinary Surgeons of Her Majesty^s Indian Forces. 
“ It has not been considered expedient at present to alter 
the existing regulations affecting the pay and allowances, or 
the conditions of invaliding and retirement, of this class of 
officers. 
Extracts from Her Majestfs Warrant of\st July^ 1859, which 
are declared apjplicahle to Veterinary Surgeons of Her Ma¬ 
jesty's Indian Forces. 
^ I. The grade of Veterinary Surgeons in our Army shall 
be three in number, viz.— 
1. Staff Veterinary Surgeon. 
Veterinary Surgeon of the 1st class. 
^^^3. Veterinary Surgeons.^ 
The following general orders 
by His Excellency the Governor- 
General of India in Council are re¬ 
published : 
General Orders hy His Excellency 
the Governor General of India in 
Council. 
“Fort William, 19tli August, 1861. 
No. 722 of 1861.—The follow¬ 
ing paragraphs of a military letter 
from the Right Honorable the Se¬ 
cretary of State for India, No. 278, 
of the 8th July, 1861, are published 
for general information: 
“Fort St. George, September 6,1861. 
No. 301, of 1861. 
‘ 1. Since the date of my des¬ 
patch* No. 233, I have received a 
communication from the Secretary 
of State for War, enclosing a letter 
from the Principal Veterinary Sur¬ 
geon, Woolwich (7th June, 1861), 
who, with reference to the doubt 
expressed in your military letter. 
No. 41, dated 2nd April last, as to 
the practicability of examining 
Veterinary Surgeons in India, in 
order to test their fitness for pro- 
* ‘Madras G. O. G.,’ 30tli July, 1861, No. 250. 
‘ 3. No Veterinary 
Surgeon shall be eli¬ 
gible for promotion 
until he shall have 
passed such examina¬ 
tion as our Principal 
Secretary of State for 
War may require, and 
shall have served on 
full pay, with the 
Commission of Veteri¬ 
nary Surgeon, for five 
years. 
^^^4. A Veterinary 
Surgeon of the 1st 
class must have served 
fifteen years in the 
Army, with the Com¬ 
mission, on full pay, 
before he will be eli¬ 
gible for promotion to 
the rank of Staff Vete¬ 
rinary Surgeon. 
‘ 5. In cases, how¬ 
ever, of emergeney, or 
when the good of the 
Service renders such 
