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'Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India' [121v] (288/478)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1924. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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and sentries the compliments prescribed for a General
Officer in uniform. Other officers of the Politi
cal Department will, under similar circums
tances, be paid the compliments due to a field
officer.
i' 1 <K). Guards for Governors and Chief Commission
ers .—A guard of fifteen Indian Infantry and twelve
Indian cavalry men as orderlies, will be furnished to a
Governor or Chief Commissioner. When cavalry have
to be sent from a distance, a detachment of twenty-
eight rank and file under an Indian officer may be sent
and relieved periodically. No military escorts will
accompany these officials when touring, except in the
case of the Chief Commissioners in Baluchistan and the
N.-W. F. Province who are entitled to an escort of
1 section pack artillery, 2 troops Indian cavalry
and one company Indian infantry. They will,
however, be furnished on application with such
military guards of honour as may be required for
special ceremonial purposes at places visited by them
in the course of their official tours. The strength of
these guards will be as prescribed. Whenever con
sidered necessary a detachment of Indian cavalry will
also be furnished as an escort at a strength not ex
ceeding two troops.
Artillery Salutes.
I<£ FT. The general rules laid down in the King’s
Regulations under this
Rules in King’s Regulations heading will be observed.
Salutes will be fired at
military stations. The artillery salutes authorised
for India are detailed below. Those for Ruling Princes
and Chiefs in the For. and Pol. Dept. Quarterly
List.
apply.
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The volume is the second edition of Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India , printed by the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924. The volume begins with extracts from the proclamations and speeches of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V that relate to India (folio 9), followed by an introduction containing general instructions (folios 10-11). The volume is then divided into twelve chapters (I-XII) plus appendices, as follows:
I. Official Correspondence, etc.
II. Financial, Railway and Industrial Arrangements in Indian States
III. Telegraphs and Telephones
IV. Decorations, Honours, Salutes and Ceremonial
V. Tours and Visits of Ruling Princes and Chiefs
VI. Successions and Miscellaneous Matters Affecting Indian States
VII. Extradition
VIII. Certain Matters Affecting the Administration of Justice
IX. The Armed Forces of Indian States
X. Certain Matters Affecting the Army in India
XI. Appointment, Leave, etc., of Political Officers; Use of State Houses, Conveyances, etc.
XII. Miscellaneous
Throughout the volume are manuscript notes and printed corrigenda and addenda affixed with glue at the appropriate pages.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
At the beginning of the volume is a list of contents (folios 5-8A). At the rear of the volume is an index (folios 187-198), arranged in alphabetical order. Both refer to the original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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