is worth money we have subscribed. The following letter reproducing :? To the Editor. SI it,?I have read with much interest the letters lately published in the Pioneer regarding the Indian Military Service Family Pension Funds, and am prepared to join tlie any movement that has for its object an inquiry into administration of these funds. All officers are in the same position as shareholders, but have no voice in the management. An examination of the accounts published in shows the receipts to exceed the jlpice Hotes. expenditure by ?773,634 in the years 1903 to 1908, and owing to the increased amount on which interest is allowed, the receipts during the current five years will probably exceed the expenditure by some ?850,000. The expenses of LIST. management are put down for the five years at ?11,107-11-11 THE DURBAR HONOUR in , and ?6,270 6-3 in England, or some Rs. 2,900 a month in India and ?1,250 a year at home. It is open to (MEDICAL MEN.) doubt if the Controller of Account?, , gets Rs. 500 a mouth extra for managing the accounts and K.C.S.I. it leaves a balance sufficiently large to pay an army of Babus to lis. 40 a Surgeon General C. P. Lukis, C.S.I. at pay from Ks. 80 month. at Home Surgeon-General Trevor, P.M.O., India. As the work apparently only consists in deducting the authorised amounts from pay of officers on C.S.I. furlough and from pensioners and paying pensions, the Surgeon-General Bannerman, Madras. emoluments appear sufficient. Colonel G. F. A. Harris, I.M.S. If the balance, now amounting to ?2,165,649, were Lt.-Col. Aldrige, R.A.M.C. distributed among three or four Insurance Companies and contributions paid to othcers' widows K.C.I.E. the present thein, would probably get better pensions than they do now and Surgeon-General A. M. Branfoot, I.M.S. (retd.) single officers would be able to get a lump sum at the age to leave to C.I.E. of 52 or have money their relatives. Two cases have come to my knowledge : (?) A colonel, Lt.-Col. C i.M.s. Mactaggart, now dead, subscribed for over 30 years, donations L. paid Rogers, I.M.S. and for four sons and five daughters. At the Lt.-Col. E. P. subscriptions Frenchman, I.M.S. (retd.) time of his death all the sons were over 21 and all the H. Major Burdon, i.m.s. daughters married; he must have paid altogether some Lt.-Col. J. 11. I.M.S. a Roberts, ?1,200 to ?1,500 and not single member of his family F. F. I.M.S. A a Major Elwes, received any benefit,, (b) colonel, now serving, widower with one married daughter, lias up to date paid some ?800 M.V.O. (4th Class). to the funds and will receive nothing back. In both these had been and Colonel J. Bamber, I.M.s. cases if the money spent in insurance both (a) (/j) would have been entitled to at least ?1,800 and ?1,0110 To be Knight. respectively on attaining the age of 52 or at death if it The amount in Lt.-Uol. C. H. Bedford, I.M.S. occurred previously. paid subscriptions by both (?) and (b) would not have provided enough to pay the widow and but it must also be Kaiser-i-Hind Medals. annuities for daughter, remembered that the annuity to a colonel's widow is not Gold. likely to be drawn for very many years. Major A. E. Walter, i.m.s. A credit balance of ?2,165,649 seems to the lay mind quite Major A. Gwyther, i.m.s. sufficient to meet any abnormal increase of pensioners, Capt. J. N. J. Tyrell, i.m.s. due to a war on a large scale, and pending such a war it the Major W. H, Tucker, i.m.s. would seem well within resources of the fund, instead of some ?160,000 a year, to increase the Silver. accumulating present scale of annuities by 50 per cent. Calculating from Lala Mathura Dass, Punjab. the figures given in the report dated April 1911 this would Subedar A Rassali Khan. absorb about ?27,400 a year, and enough would remain to Sub-Asst. -Surgeon Ihsa Ali. be able to refund to unmarried subscribers and any others Usman Navvas Khan. who elect to withdraw their subscriptions with interest. Shailc Ali tshutash. Enough should still remain to add some ?100,000 a year to Mahomed Naimullah. the accumulated balance. Government generously allows interest on the accumulated Khan a Bahadur. balance at 4^ per cent, year, but in reality is not called R. J. Kapadia, Bombay. upon to pay anything as the amount received in subscrip- tions, donations, etc., exceeded the payments by ?378,100 Rai Bahadur. for the five years 1903 to 1908. Dr. Upendranath Bramachari, Calcutta. The following useful information is republished Khan Sahib. With reference to the correspondence ending with Mr. letter No. Munshi Mahomed Yasin. Stephenson's 1090T., dated the 3rd , Sayed Ali Naki. I am directed to forward a copy of a letter from the Sanitary with the Abdul Aziz. Commissioner Government of India, No. 1495. dated ^ayed the 29th ; and to V1'* H; Cawasji, i,.u. & s. say that the Government of India Ardeshir Cawasji. hare approved of the revised procedure therein suggested for the selection of officers to attend the next malaria class Rai Saheb. at Amritsar. I am to request that it may be arranged that liirish to attend Chunder Banerjee, Calcutta. applications the class which are approved by you vjirish Chunder Das, Tczpur. may be forwarded to the Sanitary Commissioner with the Lala Kishan Chand, Punjab. Government of India. oobha Singh. Punjab. 2. The officers and subordinates attending the next and Satish Chandr Ba'bu, Port Blair. all future malaria classes, and their locum tenentes will Rama Rao, Madras. receive pay and allowances on the following terms : Mutha Golab Roy, Madras. (1) Officers (including subordinates) deputed? Wadathil Madhava Menon Avergal. (a) full pay and allowances and other local P. D. including jail Sawmy Pillay. allowance* which they were drawing immediately before their Pandit Govind Gadey. deputation ; (b) travelling allowances under the ordinary rules for the P. I. M. F. Fund. journey to and from the class ; but We have more than once commented on this Fund and (/?) no deputation allowance ; are their locum glad to see a correspondence in the Pioneer on the subject. (2) tenentes will get the allowances which would I he Fund is invaluable to I.M.S. Officers and all that anyone ordinarily be admissible to them if the officers for whom they has a right to complain of is that we subscribers do not and act were absentees within the meaning of Article 6 of the have not got the full assurance or actuarial value for the Civil Service Regulations. 46 THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE. [Jan., 1912.

No. 1495, dated Simla, the 29th June 1911. 6th . regarding promotion to the Commis- sioned in the Indian Medical -The Commissioner with the Government grades Subordinate Depart- From Sanitary ment of India. To?The Secretary to the Government of India, Depart- George, r.i. ment of Education, Simla. Whereas we have deemed it expedient to alter the rank and With referenoe to correspondence ending with Education designation of the senior officers of the Indian Subor- endorsement No. 376, Sanitary, dated the 4th dinate Medical Department. Department Our will of , 1 have the honour to state, for the information and pleasure is that Our Warrant 12th March 1894 be of Government, that at the meeting of the Central Com- hereby cancelled, and the Commissioned grades in on the Indian mittee for the study of malaria in India, held the 24th Subordinate Medical Department shall hereafter last, it was suggested that a change should be made in be as follows :? May I- the method of selecting officers to attend the class of instruc- Senior Assistant-Surgeon with the honorary rank of tion held at Amritsar from time to time. . 2. The present procedure is for this office to inform the II. Senior Assistant Surgeon with the honorary rank of Government of India of the date on which a class will be Captain. assembled, and for the Government of India to instruct local III. Senior Assistant-Surgeon with the honorary rank of Governments to nominate candidates. The names of these Major. candidates are submitted to the Government of India for Promotions to the grade of Senior Assistant-Surgeon with approval, and this office is consulted, unofficially, as to their the honorary rank of Lieutenant or Captain shall be made selection. This procedure, which was necessary in order according to the Regulations governing such promotion. that the officers selected for malaria investigation by local Promotion to the grade of Senior Assistant-Surgeon with Governments might be trained before taking up their duties, the honorary rank of Major shall not ordinarily be made has now served its purpose, and it is proposed to modify it so until after 15 years' service in the Commissioned grade. that any officer who is specially desirous of studying malaria Senior Assistant-Surgeons shall enjoy the precedence and may be given the opportunity of joining one of the classes. other advantages attaching to their honorary military rank. 3. I would, therefore, suggest that the procedure approved They shall have authority, under the medical officers, to in Home Department letter No. 2084, dated the 24th Septem- command members of their own department, hospital attend- ber 1908, for the selection of officers for a short course of ants, patients in military hospitals, and such warrant non-commissioned and men as training in clinical bacteriology and technique may be officers, officers may be adopted in the case of the next malaria class. If this propo- attached thereto (without their own officers) for hospital sal is accepted, applications from officers desirous of attending duty. should be forwarded to this office through the usual channels. Given at our Court at Balmoral this twenty-sixth day of The names of eight officers and eight subordinates will then be September 1911 in the second year of Our Reign. communicated to the Director of the Central Research Insti- tute, who will inform the officers concerned direct of the date The Viceroy and Governor-General has been pleased to by which they should report themselves to the officer conduct- make the following appointment on His Excellency's ing the class at Amritsar. Personal Staff, with effect from the 3rd :? terms which to these 4. The upon officers may be deputed To be Honorary Surgeon. classes might be laid down and should follow those definitely, Brevet-Colonel R. H. vice Colonel R. H. in Education letter No. Firth, ra.m.c., promulgated Department 368-374, retired. dated the 4th March 1911, for the last class. Forman, M.B., R.A.M.G., Major A. A. Gibbs, Indian Medical Service, to be a The following amendments to the Civil Service Regulations Medical Storekeeper to Government, vice Lieutenant-Colonel regarding the position of military officers in respect of leave P. W. O'Gorman, Indian Medical Service, vacated, with earned by them when in civil employ are here republished. effect from the date of assuming charge. Additions and Corrections to the, Civil Service Regulations. Lieutenant-Colonel Dirom Grey (5th Edition.) Crawford, m.b., Indian Medical Service, Bengal, has been permitted by the No. 188. Most Hon'ble the Secretary of State for India to retire from 8. Page Article 35(e). the service, subject to His Majesty's approval, with effect . Substitute the following for Rule 2 under this Article :? from the 5th 2. A military officer who has officiated in the Civil Depart- VVe need hardly say that the Indian Medical Gazette the Crawford. For ment continuously for not less than three years is considered heartily regrets retirement of Colonel has been a the first to be in permanent Civil employ. For the purpose of reckon- SO years past he regular contributor, him which we have come across was on a ing the three years' officiating period, the following may be article by subject included:? now much to the fore, that is the nature of the chronic ulcers or he described as the men of (a) any period of employment of an officer in Foreign Ser- sores, which occurring among vice if he has been transferred to such foreign service direct the XV Sikhs at Delhi in 1881. (I. M. G., vol. xix, p. 218.) from civil employ : J. V. House (b) any period of privilege leave. Military Assistant-Surgeon S. Fox, Furlough or leave other than privilege leave does not count Surgeon, Howrah General Hospital, is appointed temporarily three to act as a Civil of the second class and is to towards the years' period, but it does not operate as a Surgeon posted with effect from the forenoon of the 5th October break cancelling past officiating service for the purposes of Manbhum, this rule, unless the officer has to revert to military employ 1911. in order to obtain such furlough or leave. Military Assistant-Surgeon W. J. Gillson, (5th Edition, No. 188, dated 1st Officiating September 1911.) Assistant Medical Hospital, Page 163. Article 605. Apothecary, College Calcutta, is appointed, with effect from the forenoon of the 4th Insert before Note 1 the following exception under this , to act as House Surgeon, Howrah General Article Hospital, during the absence, on deputation, of Military Local further Exception.?A Government cannot grant furlough or Assistant-Surgeon S. J. V. Fox, or until orders. leave under the Military Leave Rules to a military officer, who has no substantive appointment in the Civil Department Military Assistant-Surgeon W. J. Marshall, but is holding only a temporary or officiating appointment Resident Medical Officer, Eden Sanitarium and Hospital, in that department, unless it is prepared to re-employ him Darjeeling, is appointed substantively pro tempore to be immediately on the expiry of his furlough or leave. Assistant to the Surgeon-Superintendent, Presidency General A. V. Eates, (5th Edition. No. 188, dated 1st September 1911.) Hospital, vice Military Assistant-Surgeon Page 163. Article 607. Military Assistant-Surgeon H. L O. Fleming, the for :? Substitute following the rule under this Article attached to the Presidency General Hospital, is appointed on or leave 1. An officer proceeding furlough under Mili- to be Resident Medical Officer, Eden Sanitarium and Leave Rules forfeits, his lien on tary ipso facto, any acting Hospital, vice Assistant-Surgeon W. ,T. a in Darjeeling, Military appointment. Consequently military officer Civil employ, Marshall, transferred. with no substantive appointment in the Civil Department, on on such or his lien on loses, proceeding furlough leave, Captain A. H. Proctor, i.m s., Officiating Resident temporary or officiating appointment in the Civil Depart- acted as any Medical College Calcutta, ^ held, he has to revert to Surgeon, Hospital, ment that he may have if military Resident of that institution, in addition to his the leave? Physician employ in order to obtain own duties, from the 17th July to the 16th , both (oth Edition, No, 188, dated 1st September 1911.) days inclusive. The services of Captain W. S. Nealor, [.M.S., are placed The Governor-General in Council is pleased to direct temporarily at the disposal of the Government of Burma for the publication of the following Royal Warrant, dated the employment on plague duty. 47 Jan., 1912.] SERVICE NOTES.

Major C. C. Murison, i.m.s., Superintendent of Matheran The services of Lieutenant-Colonel B. 13. Grayfoot, M.D., in the district of Kolaba, is appointed, under section 1'2 of I.M.S., are replaced at the disposal of the Government of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, to be a Magistrate of Bombay. the second class in that district and is invested with the following additional powers, being some of the powers Privilege leave for three months, in combination with specified in the fourth schedule to the said Code : furlough for two months and study leave for seven months, Power to make orders prohibiting repetitions of nuisances under Articles 233 (i) 260, 303 (ii), and 308 (b)^of theCivil (section 14X). Power to make orders under section 144. Power to hold inquests (section 174). I.M.S.. Officiating Sanitary uoiumissiuner, w Power to take of offences upon complaint and with cognizance effect from the 11th November 1911, or the subsequent upon police reports (section 190 (1) (a and b) ). date on which he may avail himself of it. 2. Major A1 urison is also invested with jurisdiction to try cases arising under section 62 of the Bombay District Police Lieutenant C. Newton-Davis to be Specialist in Otology, Act IV of 1890. Laryngology and Rhinology, with effect from 1st November 1911. His Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to appoint Captain H. E. Stinger-Leathes, i.m.s., to act as Rewards?Good Conduct and Meritorious Service. With Personal Assistant to the Surgeon General with the Govern- reference to India Army Order Ho. 478 of 1911, the ment of Bombay in addition to his own duties during the undermentioned Sub-Assistant-Surgeons of the Indian absence on deputation of Captain J. L- Lunham, M B., B.ch. Subordinate Medical Department are granted the Merito- (R.U.I.), D.T.M. & H. (Cantab), i.m.S., or pending further rious Service Medal, with annuity, under the provisions of orders. paragraph 993 et seq., Army Regulations, India, Volume I: 1st Class Sub-Assistant-Surgeon Haribans Lai, Bengal Government Notification No. 5995, dated the 10th October Establishment, vice No. 643, 1st Class Sub-Assistant-Surgeon 1911, and so much of Government Notification No. 5740, Muhammad Zainan Khan, Bengal Establishment, promoted, dated the 26th September 1911, as relates to the appointment with effect from the 1st . of Captain W. S. Nealor, i.m.s., are cancelled. 1st Class Sub Assistant-Surgeon Sant Singh, Bengal A. m i.m.s was act as Establishment, vice No. 644, 1st Class Sub-Assistant Surgeon Captain Murphy, b., , appointed to Raghdunath, Bengal Establishment, promoted, with effect Civil Surgeon, Ahmednagar, in addition to his military duties, from the 6th July 1911. from the 25th September 1911 to the 2nd November 1911. 1st Class Sub-Assistant-Surgeon-Bhagwan Singh, Bengal Establishment, vice No. 651, 1st Class Sub-Assistant-Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel J. Crimmin, v.c., c.i.e., d.p.h., Mahammad Azim, Bengal Establishment, deceased, with I.m.S., on reversion, to be Presidency Surgeon, Third effect from the 3rd August 1911. District, with attached duties. Lieutenant P. B. Bharucha to be Specialist in Advanced Major E. F. G. Tucker, m.b., b.s. (Lond.), m.r.c.p. Operative Surgery, 2nd with effect I.M.S., on relief, to act as Presidency Surgeon, Second from (Rawalpindi) Division, (Lond.), 10th September 1911. District, and Marine Surgeon and Superintendent, Lunatic Asylum, Colaba. d?AmiN. H." B Scott, i.m.s., Special Plague Medical y"cer, Meiktila and is in Major J. L. Marjoribanks, m.d., d.p.h., i.m.p., on relief, of the Civil Sagaing Divisions, placed charge Surgeoncy of in addition to his own to be Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration duties, in Shwebo, place of Captain H. H. Norman, R.A.M.C., as a District. ,neasure R A.M?caPy tm the arrival of Captain W. Egan, M B., Captain H. C. Buckley, i.m.s., was appointed to be Plague Medical Officer, Rohtak, on 22nd September 1911. m.b., R.A.M.c., is appointed to hold roll?iVV- With effect from the date Lieutenant-Colonel J. Captain H Surgeoncy of Shwebo in place of Morwood, fi! Scolu^"1 I.M.S., returned from leave, Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Craw- ford, I.M.S., Civil Surgeon, ceased to officiate in the first class. ?* U' been M.D., i.m.s., whose services have nTtpfl V' ??AW'at C. acts for A. G. firm k ? temporarily the disposal of this Admimstra- Major G. McI. Smith, i.m.s., Maj. y,.the Government of Melville, I.M.S., as Professor of Materia Medica, Lahore v?\ftiNoUficatjon N?. I"dia. Home Department's 1053, dated the 19th October 1911, is appoint- Medical College. aS 11 District Surgeon and Posted to the Raipur Lieutenant-Colonel A. Coleman, i.m.s., Civil Surgeon of Rawal Pindi, got one month's privilege leave from 9th for ?ILE-GE !?'ive nineteen days, under Article 260 of the October 1911. Ass Lnn?QCe Ue"ulTations, was granted to 2nd Class Military Assistant-Surgeon ,J. Civil with Captain C-A. Gill, i.m.s., acted for Lieutenant-Colonel effect from Doyle, Surgeon,i^u^geo,,' Balaghat, the 29th August 1911. Coleman as Civil Surgeon, Rawal Pindi. Captain M. F. Reaney, m.b., d.p.h.. m.r.o.s., l r.c.p., Captain A. W. Overbeck-Wright, i.m.s., is posted as I.M.S., on c.b., special duty at Pachmarhi, is reposted to the Supdt., Central Lunatic Asylum, Agra, vice Major Cochrane, Wardha District as Civil Surgeon. I.M.S., F.R.C.S., granted leave.

Captain A. W. Howlett, i.m.s., is posted as Superin- oflW ?? yc MaJ?r T- G- N- Stokes, M.B., I.M.S., of the tendent, Central Prison, Agra, vice Captain Overbeck- Miinr \v Sanita,T Commissioner, Central Provinces, Wright, i.m.s. Dlaoo^ H-.Kenrick, L.R.O.P., m.r.o.s., D.t.m., I.M.S., is on special malaria duty in the Province. Major "J. L. Macrae, i.m.s., on return from furlough to be Captains. on 29th September, was posted as District Medical Officer, AroViiKoi i ^ Dated 1st August 1911. Kurnool. Ram S .Campbell Munro, M.B. au M.B. iChopra, Major D. C. Kemp, i.m.s., returned from furlough on 5th GordonrllT ^ddes Tresidder, M.B. . Gray Jolly, M.B. CampbeH McNeill, m.b. Major T. S. RobertKnKief Longr'W Horley, i.m.s., has been transferred to be Gamlen, m.b. District Medical Madura. Abrlus Sattar Khan. Officer, George Frederick M.B. Graham, Captain E. C. C. Maunsell, i.m.s., the Madras Maneck Wadia. joined Dhunjishaw Civil on Taylor David Murison. Medical Department 12th October 1911. oohrab Vazifdar. ?John Shapoorji Captain J. W. Illius, i.m s., has two combined Joseph Harper Nelson, M.B. got years ai.d leave for to 18tli . dward Selby M B. furlough study 2years up leet Phipson, Floyd Strother Smith, M.B. Arthur Captain F. C. Rogers, was combined fur- Jessop M.B. i.m.s., granted 1 Symes, for I and 14 from or 1911. nomas Crawford Boyd. lough year days after 9th November Captain J. P. Cameron, i.m.s., is due back from furlough aPP?inted to act as Police Bombav\'i.^-UNi??moay, the *1 Surgeon, on 27th , during absence of Dr. S. A. Powell. 48 THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE. [Jan., 1912.

Major Cornwall's leave for 31 months is made up of Captain M. L. Puri, i.m.s., lias passed the Lower Stand- ?2 months 29 days privilege leave, 1 year 9 months ancl 21 days ard in the Baluchi Language. furlough and 7 months study leave. Lieutenant-Colonel C. Duer, m.b., f.r.c.s., i.m.s., While Captain A. G. McKendrick, i.m.s., acts for Major Civil Surgeon, Simla (West), is granted privilege leave for S. P. James, I.M.S., as Statistical Officer at Simla, Captain thirty-six days with elfect from the '20th December 1911 or ))'. S. Patton, I.M.S., acts as Director of the King Institute at the subsequent date 011 which he may avail himself of it. Guindy. Captain C. A. Gill, 1.m.s., is appointed to officiate as M. i.m.s., made over of the duties Major Corry, charge Civil Surgeon, Simla (West), during the absence 011 leave of of the Ludhiana District Jail to of Superintendent Captain Lieutenant-Colonel C. Duer, m.b., f.r.c.s., i.m.s. J. G. Swan, I.M.S., on the forenoon of the 1st November 1911.

m is 011 Assistant-Surgeon Hira Singh made over charge of Major S. P. James, i>., i.m.s., placed special duty the duties of Superintendent of the Dera Ghazi Khan in connection with the investigation of yellow fever in its area Central with effect District .1 ail to Captain 11. T. Wells, I.M.S., oil the afternoon endemic in America, from the 23rd of the 9th October 1911. October 1911.

T. Captain R. Wells, i.m.s., male overcharge of the Captain M. Mackelvie, i.m.s., Officiating Civil Surgeon duties of Superintendent of the Dera Ghazi Khan District Darblianga, is allowed privilege leave combined with Jail to Hiva Singh, Assistant-Surgeon, on the aftornoon of furlough for one year, viz., privilege leave for three months the 15th September 1911. under article 2(j0 of the Civil Service Regulations, and furlough for the remaining period under Article HOS (b) Lieutenant-Colonel A. Coleman, i.m.s., made over of the llegulations, with elfect from the date 011 which he of the duties of charge Superintendent of the Rawalpindi may be relieved of his duties. District Jail to Captain C. A. Gill, I M.S., on the forenoon of the 10th October 1911. Major J. W. F. been His ? Rait, i.m.S., has granted by Majesty's Secretary of State for India an extension of fur- ON return from the leave granted to him in Punjab Gov- lough for four months. ernment Notification No 324, dated 8th April 1911, Major E. S. Peck, I.M.S., assumed of the office of Civil charge Major J. W. D i.m.s.. is allowed Surgeon, Jullundnr, on the forenoon of the 10th October Megaw, privilege leave combined with for 15 months, viz., 1911, relieving Captain H. C. Keates, i.m.s., transferred. furlough privilege leave for three months under article "260, Civil Service Regula- and for one under article 308 of the ON transfer from H. C. Keates, I.M.S., tions, furlough year (b) Jullundur, Captain with effect from the 3rd December or assumed charge of the office of Civil Dera Ghazi Regulations, 1911, any Surgeon. date on which lie be relieved of his present Khun, on the forenoon of the 19th October 1911, relieving subsequent may duties as Professor of Pathology, Medical Captain R. T. Wells, i.m.s., transferred to plague duty. Officiating College, Calcutta. On return from leave Captain H. Watts, I.'M.S., is posted to Lahore as Plague Medical Officer. On return from leave Captain J. E. Clements, I.M.S., reported his arrival at Bombay on the 24tli October 1911, and resumed charge of the duties of Superintendent, Central Jail, Montgomery, on the forenoon of the 30th idem, reliev- ing Military Assistant-Surgeon H. V. W. Cox.

Captain W. W. J bud wine, i.m.s-, made over charge of the duties of Superintendent of the Multan District Jail to Captain M. Corry, I.M.S , on the afternoon of the (itli Novem- ber 1911.

Captain C- A. Gill, i.m.s., made over charge of the duties of Superintendent of the Rawalpindi District Jail to Lieu- tenant-Colonel A. Coleman, i.m.s., on the forenoon of the 10th November 1911.

Biiai Da lip Singh made over charge of the duties of Superintendent of the Sialkot District Jail to Lieutenant- Colonel D. T. Lane, I.M.S., on the afternoon of the 10th November 1911.

On return from the combined leave granted to him in Punjab Government Notification No. 842, dated the 4th , Captain J. G. G. Swan, i.m.s., reported his arrival at Bombay on the forenoon of the 27th October 1911, and assumed charge of the office of Civil Sui-geon, Ludhiana, on the forenoon of the 1st November 1911, relieving Captain M. Corry, I.M.S-, transferred.

Captain J. li. Christian, i.m.s., has been appointed Civil Surgeon of Tippera from 27tli October.

First-Class Military Assistant-Surgeon W. St. M. Heffer- man has been permitted by His Majesty's Secretary of State for India to return to duty within the period of his leave.

M a J OR C. E. Williams, i.m.s., lias been granted by His Majesty's Secretary of State for India a further extension of furlough for fourteen days.

On return from leave Captain F. V. O Beit, m.d , i.m.s., is posted to the Civil Medical charge of the Sliwebo District in place of Captain W. Egan, m.b., r.a.m.o.

Captain J. Husband, i.m.s., to be specialist in Advanced Operative Surgery with elfect from 1st October 1911. The following I. M. S. Officers recently obtained the fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh, viz. Captain E. W. C. Bradfield, I M.S. ; Captain H. P. Cook, i.m.s. I M.S. ; Captain L. J. M. Deas, ; Major A.N. Fleming, i.m.s. i.m.s. ; and Captain C. H. Reinhold,