File 5257/1919 'Persia: the Military Commission' [‎107r] (220/534)

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In the case of the Air Force it is recommended that additional pay as follows be
| granted while actually employed m flying duties Rates in krans per month
While under instruction in flying
If qualified with a certificate such as the Aero Club certificate
When fully qualified as a military pilot ...
Qualified aerial machine-gunners, RS 10 krans for every
carried out as a machine-gunner.
125
250
600
flight
Leave.
30
40
iracter who are c®!
e one month’s bt
ice allowance or|
they will be allot
ceeding two moit
aen at the discretit
274. The Commission recommend that when circumstances permit officers of the
rank of naib II and above should be entitled to one month/s privilege leave per annum
on full pay and rations or subsistence allowance in lieu, and that such leave should be
allowed to be accumulated up to a total of four months.
During leave other than the above it recommended that only half pay without
subsistence allowance be granted.
Travelling Allowances.
275. The Commission recommend that the following travelling allowances in
krans per day be granted to officers when travelling on duty, but not when travelling
with troops exceeding twenty rank and file : —
General officers
Sarhanga, yavars, sultans I
Sultans II and below...
15
8
4
immission are W
It is also recommended that officers travelling on duty or on privilege leave
should receive free transport on scales which should be laid down in regulations.
)wing scale, asph (c.) Allowances in Kind.
per day, safe Bations.
276. The Commission recommend that the scale of rations and substitutes for
lilitary clothing ai variuus articles when the normal ration articles are not procurable or high in price
should be as follows :—
ollows :■
300
450
575
750
1,000
1.500
2,000
2,250
3.500
4,000
4.500
6,000
[nary service!
100
200
300
Normal Ration.
Substitutes.
Substitutes.
Substitutes.
Substitutes.
9 seers flour
10 seers maize .. .
14 seers rice
8 seers dates
8 seers dried fruits
1 seer roghan
1 seer olive oil ..
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2 seers dhall
3 seers meat
ty seers cheese ..
4 seers nuts
2 seers rice
1-T seers flour
ty seers maize ..
7 seers potatoes .
If seers meat
4 miscal turmeric ..
J miscal pepper
2 miscals salt
16 seers firewood (in
cludes wood for
bakery)
1 seer dhall
f seers cheese ..
2 seers dried fruit
While on active service in the field it is recommended 1 J miscals of tea and f seer
sugar be added to the ration.
It should be the duty of the Finance Branch at the headquarters of areas to bring
to the notice of the G.O.C. the necessity for issuing substitutes in lieu of normal
rations so as to ensure that, while the men are adequately fed, this is done at the
minimum cost to the State.
Fuel.
27/. Scales of fuel for warming purposes in the case of officers have been leferred
to in paragraph 271. In the case of barracks, the Commission recommend a flat rate
per man per day to cover all purposes in barracks, the total drawn being distribute
to stoves, according to needs under regimental arrangements. The flat iate should be
j q, or 2 lb. per man per day, according to the degree of cold, the particu ar rate
oemg fixed by the G.O.C. the area.
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