| A Colonel | £4,000 |
| A Lieut.-Colonel | 3,000 |
| A Major | 2,500 |
| A Captain | 2,000 |
| A Lieutenant | 1,000 |
| A Surgeon | 2,000 |
| An Ensign | 750 |
The object of the Queen's Military Fund, which was raised in 1820, and revised in 1827, is to pay the passage home of widows and children of the Royal Service:
A Field Officer's Widow is allowed 2,000 rupees, or £200
A Captain's and Subaltern's 1,500 " 150
The allowance for each child
Not exceeding three, is 500 rupees, or £50
Exceeding three 300 " 30
A certain sum is also granted to enable widows and children, on landing, to reach their homes, which is called "travelling expenses." Officers, if so disposed, may pay so much monthly: that is to say,
| Rupees | £ s. | ||
| Commander-in-Chief | 30 | or | 3 0 |
| General Officer | 20 | " | 2 0 |
| Adjutant-General | 12 | " | 1 4 |
| Deputy ditto | 8 | " | 16 |
| Brigade-Major | 6 | " | 12 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel, if commanding | 10 | " | 1 0 |
| Ditto, if not | 8 | " | 16 |
| Major, if commanding | 8 | " | 16 |
| Do. if not | 6 | " | 12 |
| Captain, Paymaster, or Surgeon | 4 | " | 8 |
| Lieutenant, or Assistant Surgeon | 2 | " | 4 |
| Cornet, Second Lieutenant, or Ensign | 1 | " | 2 |
FOOTNOTES:
[105] A Crore is 100 lakhs, or 10,000,000 rupees.