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Majesty in India, of parents habitually resident in
India, and not established there for temporary purposes
 only.” The governor-general in council is
empowered to define and limit, from time to time,
the qualification of natives of India thus expressed,
subject to the sanction of the secretary of state in
council, and to being laid before parliament.
The rules of admission are prescribed by the
governor-general in council with the sanction of
the secretary of state.
It is apparently intended to reserve one-sixth
of the appointments made to the civil service to
persons selected and appointed under the authority
of this statute.
Miistary Officers in Civil Employ.
In all the non-regulation provinces military
officers are appointed to the civil administration
in considerable numbers, The services of these
officers are permanently transferred to civil employ,
and they belong to the army only for the purpose
of enjoying the privileges of rank, leave, and pension
 secured to them in their own service. Many
eminent civil administrators have belonged to this
class.
The Uncovenanted Service.
The Indian civil service and the army form
the main sources from which the members of the
civil administration are obtained for all important
duties throughout the country; but from the