| Lieutenant. | Lieutenant Fireworker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Half Batta | 60 | 45 |
| Gratuity | 24 | 24 |
| Pay | 101 | 91 |
| House-rent | 60 | 60 |
| 245 | 220 |
| Serjeant | 20 | ||
| Corporal | 17 | ||
| Bombardier | 16 | ||
| Drummer | 15 | ||
| Gunner | 15 | ||
| Matross | 10 | ||
| Serang | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Tindal | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 2nd Tindal | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Lascar | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Serang Commandant | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Jemadar 20/8, Drummer 11, Havildar 14, Naick 11/4, Golundaz 7 rupees. | |||
The scale of pay differs but little from the present day; but the subject will more properly be touched on when the effect of placing the army in certain stations on half batta in 1828 comes to be noticed.
In conjunction with the reductions above noticed, on the 30th January, 1786, it was resolved in Council to incorporate the two battalions of artillery into one, of ten companies; but that the establishment of commissioned and non-commissioned officers attached to them should remain as at present until vacancies and casualties reduced them to the necessary establishment; but afterwards (March), all in excess to the latter were permitted to reside wherever they pleased within the Company’s territories, drawing the pay and half batta of their ranks, and, such as were entitled to them, the gratuity and additional allowance.
| Necessary | Temporary | |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel. | 1 | |
| Lieut-Col. Commt. | 1 | 1 |
| Majors. | 1 | 2 |
| Captains. | 10 | 10 |
| Capt-Lieutenants. | 10 | 10 |
| Lieutenants. | 20 | 30 |
| Lieut.-Fireworkers. | 30 | 30 |
| Serjeants. | 60 | 60 |
| Corporals. | 60 | 60 |
| Drummers. | 30 | 30 |
| Bombardiers. | 80 | 80 |
| Gunners. | 240 | 240 |
| Matrosses. | 530 | 530 |
| Adjutant. | 1 | 1 |
| Quarter-Master. | 1 | 1 |
| Surgeons. | 2 | 2 |
| Assist-Surgeons. | 6 | 6 |
| Serjeant-Major. | 1 | 1 |
| Qr.-Master Serjeant. | 1 | 1 |
| Drum-Major. | 1 | 1 |
| Fife-Major. | 1 | 1 |
| Pay Serjeants. | 10 | 10 |
| Drill Serjeant. | 1 | 1 |
| Drill-Corporals. | 2 | 2 |
In making these arrangements, the original numbering was restored to companies. Lascars were to be attached to each company; in the field, 1 serang, 6 tindals, 6 cossibs, and 156 lascars; and in the provinces, 1 serang and half the number of tindals and lascars. The battalions of lascars were broken up. Two six-pounders were attached to each infantry regiment, with 5 European artillerymen, and 24 lascars to point and work them. The remainder of the lascars were paid up and discharged, and grants of waste land in the Rhotas district given to all who would settle on them.
A slight alteration was made in two months, viz. substituting golundaz, 1 havildar or naik, and 6 golundaz in lieu of the European artillerymen, who were in the first instance furnished by reducing the 1st and 2nd golundaz companies, the companies which marched with Goddard and Pearse, and the sole remnants of the golundaz battalions; the men were divided among the regiments, and in April directed to be enrolled as privates; the commissioned officers were retained in the service, and stationed, 1 soobodar at Caunpoor, and 1 jemadar at Futteygurh, Chunar, Dinapoor, Berhampoor, and Barrackpoor, to be employed at the discretion of the commanding officer.
As, however, in the case of the organization in 1779, the Home authorities appear to have entered upon the same subject at the same time as the Indian, and in consequence, the above arrangement was hardly completed when the order of the Court of Directors (sess. 85) was received, and published in Minutes of Council, 2nd June, 1786, re-forming the whole military establishment, and directing the artillery to be formed into three battalions of five companies each; each company to consist of 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 lieutenant-fireworkers; 4 serjeants, 4 corporals, 8 gunners, 56 matrosses, 2 drummers, 2 puckalies. The lascars to consist of 30 companies, each having 1 serang, 2 first tindals, 2 second tindals, 56 lascars, 1 puckalie.
Each infantry regiment, when in the field, to be equipped with 1 European non-commissioned officer, and 8 privates, for pointing the guns, and 2 tindals and 28 lascars, to work them, while with each brigade there were to be, in addition to the battalion guns, 4 guns attached to the grenadiers, making a total of 16 guns, exclusive of the field train, and one company of European artillery and four of lascars.
An additional company of artillery was raised for service at Fort Marlborough, but not brought on the establishment.