TABLE showing the actual loss in dollars incurred by each rank in Indian Native Regiments serving at Hong Kong since the 1st January, 1906, to 31st March, 1907, by rise in exchange while prices have remained exactly the same for everything.
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C.
C.
C.
$
C.
C.
C.
131
55
252 93
364 95
364 95
82 32
158 04
227 94
227 94
468 66
292 65
1,583 04
988 89
77
67
149
16
215
13
215 13
276 24
933 33
46 11
88 53
127
68
127
68
163 95
553 95
30 09
57 78
83 34
83 34
107
01
361 56
12 99
22 20
30
69
30
69
38
55
135 12
8 25
15 84
22 86
22 86
29 34
99 15
5 01
9
60
13
86
13 86
17
79
60 12
4 11
7
92
11 43
11
43
14 67
49 56
1 83
3
51
5 07
5
07
6 51
21
99
1
65
3
18
4 59
4 59
5
88
19 89
0 90
74
2 52
2 52
3 24
10 92
Loss per quarter owing to exchange.
Value in
February to
Rank.
Pay in rupees. February, 1905, 31st December, date of arrival.
Total loss.
1905.
1st quarter,
1906.
2nd quarter, 1906.
3rd quarter,
1906.
4th quarter, 1906.
1st quarter, 1907.
remained the same. remained unchanged. Value of pay in dollars
Up to 31st December, 1905, rate of exchange
Lieut.-Colonel
Major, 2nd in command
Major
R. a. p.
1,517 2 0
946 9 0 893 7 0
$
C.
1,055 27
658 48
621 52
Captain
530 4
6
368 89
Lieutenant
346 2
240 78
Subadar, 1st Class
115
0
81 00
Subadar, 2nd Class
95
0
66 08
Jemadar, 1st Class
57 8
0
40 00
Jemadar, 2nd Class
47
8 0
33 04
Havildar
21
0
14
61
Naik
19 0 0
13 22
Sepoy
10 8
0
7 30
Bishtu
Cook
Sweeper Dooly bearer
Recruit boy
7967 63
0
6 0
0 0
8
ooooo
5 21
4 17
4 17
4 87
0
2 43
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0
51
0 99
51
0
0 60
0 30
0 57
24688
23
1
77
1 77
2 31
7 71
1 44
1 44
1 83
6
21
99
1 44
1 44
1 83
6
21
17
1
68
1 68
0 84
0 84
2 16
1 08
7 29
63
405 03
775 88
1,117 23
1,117 23
1,433 70
4,848 57
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