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Half batfca was awarded to Ward-room Officers and Midshipmen, while in
Steampackets, in Grovernment Orders dated the 9th of March and 11th of Jane,
1838, bnt by Grovernment Order of the 14th of May, 1850, the allowance was
discontinued from the following 30th of April.
The following amounts of War Batta and Donation Batta were paid to the
Service:— p i.i
Capture of Aden, 1839.—Batta for one month to the Officers and crews ot the
H.C.S. 4 Ooote' and schooner ' Mahi.' (24th January, 1842.)
China War of 18iO-42.—Under G-overnment Order of the 30th of January,
1844
Per Montlr.
Es. a. p -
456 9 0
182 10 0
91
6
3
5
13
0
Commanders . . • • • •
Lieutenants and Officers ranking with them . • _ ^
Midshipmen, Clerks, Engineers, Grunners, Boatswains, and Car
penters . • • * • c* * , *
European Petty Officers, Engineers, Apprentices, Seamen and boys
Natives . . . .
Scinde War * 1842.—Batta for six months to Captain Nott and Officers and
crew of the ' Meteor,' ' Nimrod,' and £ Comet,' for being present at the battle ot
Dubba, near Hyderabad. (24th October, 1844.) ., .
Siege of Mooltan, 1848-49.—Six months' donation batta was paid to the
Officers and men of the Indian Naval Brigade,t and passed Midshipmen Davies,
Heathcote, Cookson, Cousens, and Elder, serving with the rank ol Acting-
Masters, participated on the scale of Captains in the Army. n 0 j T
Burmese War, 1852 —Under Gk)vernment aeneral Order of 3rd January,
1854, six months' donation batta was paid to Officers and men o e n lan
Navy at the following rates :—
Es.
P-
2,739 6 0
1,095 12 0
730 0 3
547 14 0
38 0 0
18
180
30
Commander, and Lieutenant in command of a ship, as Major in
the Army . • • • •
Lieutenant, Surgeon, Acting-Master, and Purser, as Captain m
the Army . , • • ' j a V i f
Mates of three years' standing, Assistant -Surgeon, and Acting 1st
Class Second-Master, as Lieutenant in the Army
Midshipman, Clerk, Engineer, Grunner, Boatswain, Carpenter, and
Acting 2nd Class Second-Master, as Ensign in the Army
Petty Officers, Seamen, Engineer Apprentices, and European ser
vants paid by the State, as Privates in the Army . •
Lascars, Stokers, Coal Trimmers, and Native servants paid by tbe
State, as Native Privates in the Army . . . •
Asistant Apothecaries . . • • •
Hospital Assistants
Six months' donation batta was also given to all ranks employed in the Persian
E X&iers of the Bombay Government, dated tho 26th of An g ast,1857,
the War Bafcta of their ranks was awarded to Officers the g eine
employed on detached duty on shore m Bengal. By lette ^ fh A
Government, dated the 8th of December, 1858, Lieutenants m oommandofthe
Detachments in Bengal were allowed Rs. 300 per month as W (^ng Table
Money and Batta), and Ks. 100 per month as V Es 600
tenant Hellard at Port Blair received a consohdatedalowanceoflts.OOO
-mn -nfli TTnfler orders of the Bombay Grovernment, dated me /til duiy,
SssTe officSs and men of the Naval Artillery Brigades formed for service at
Bombay and Snrat, were allowed batta, bnt the Lieutenants -
refused the extra pay granted to those serving in Bengal. (See Govcrnm
Letter of the 24th of February, 1859.)
* In the distribution of tie Scind°
1848 i- By f8™Roy W afwarrant was published for the distribution
of the Prize-money, in which the Service shared.