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WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE FOR INDIA 53. The Senior Chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Bengal, Madras and Bombay.

54. Remembrancer of Legal Affairs and Government Advocates under Local Governments.

55. Officers in the First Class Graded List of Civil Officers not reserved for Members of the Indian Civil Service.

56. Members of the Indian Civil Service of 18 years’ standing and Lieutenant-Colonels.

57. The Deputy Director, Royal Indian Marine.

58. The Assistant Director, Royal Indian Marine.

59. Commanders and Inspectors of Machinery, Royal Indian Marine.

60. Political Agents and Superintendents drawing less than Rs. 2,000 a month (not being Collectors or Deputy Commissioners of British districts) within their own charges.

6l. Secretaries to Local Administrations other than those already specified.

62. Consulting Engineers to the Government of India for Railways. 63. Private Secretaries to Governors.

64. Military Secretaries to Governors.

65. Administrators-General.

66. Sanitary Commissioners under Local Governments; Postmasters-General: the Comptroller, Post Office; and Conservators of Forests, first grade.

67. Directors of Public Instruction, Inspectors-General of Police and Prisons under Local Administrations, and Comptrollers and Deputy Auditors-General.

Vice-Consuls rank as No. 74 (a) below Members of the Indian Civil Service of 12 years standing and Majors (Foreign Department Circular letter No. 257-G., dated the 22nd February, 1893).

The Registrars of Co-operative Credit Societies and Excise Commissioners under Local Administrations, rank in Article 77 of the table (Home Department Notification No. 2013, dated the 1st October 1913).

The Principals of Government Colleges, officers of the Indian Educational Service and the graded Educational Service, or of the Indian Agricultural Service, or Sanitary Engineers, or Consulting Architects, or Electrical Inspectors, drawing Rs. 1,000 a month and upwards; and officers of the General List of the Indian Finance Department, or officers of the higher branch of the Military Accounts Department, or of the Public Works Engineer establishment, or of the Superior Revenue establishment of State Railways, or of the Civil Veterinary, Forest,

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