Notes
on records relating to the Bombay Pilot Service within the main Bombay Marine
Papers
RECORDS OF
APPOINTMENT
Source: BL:
IOR: L/MAR/C/689 - Appointments of volunteers for the Bombay Marine and Pilot
Service - 1794-1830
This single volume
is alphabetically indexed at the rear. There are two listings, the former
relate to lists of volunteers beginning with the Bombay Marine 1794 to 1817;
continuing with the Bengal Pilot Service from 1818 to 1830; then for the Bombay
Pilot Service 1828. The latter listing listings generally are related to
volunteers ‘attending the Committee’, beginning with the Bombay Marine jumbled
chronologically from 1795 to 1829. From there are appointments of the Bengal
Pilot Service August 1834 to October 1837
In a poor state,
formatted but not necessarily clear to modern readers, as well as being
exceedingly scruffy most of the time, no examples have been noted by me at this
time.
Also, there are
additional pages at the front, covering various subjects including the
retirement of officers
PAY
Source: BL:
IOR: L/AG/20/13/1 - Bombay Marine. Leave and Duty Pay 1797-1814
This single volume
is alphabetically indexed at the front. Some care needs taking with this, but
is explained in a note written there. These relate to line officers only down
to and including volunteers/midshipmen (with one pilot). However, apart
from pay scales and that drawn, for most entries there is no other information.
Source: BL:
IOR: L/AG/20/13/6 - Indian Navy and Pilot Services. (Catalogued as) Leave and
Duty Pay 1854-1860
Seemingly
as part of a series of eight volumes also covering the Bombay Marine from
1814-1876. This particular volume
relates to the Indian Navy and Bengal Pilot service. There are alphabetical
indexes at the front under various headings showing which service, whether
officers were on furlough (leave), or on the retired list.
Basically these
only relate to aspects of pay and unless one has an interest in percentages
going to the Indian Navy Fund, or income tax, overwhelmingly there is nothing
of note. Nevertheless, the long periods of furlough can be logged and
occasionally deaths are shown. In this particular volume, at least, there is no
element of ‘duty’ pay as far as I can determine.
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