1 60 THE ARMY OP THE PUNJAUB.
2 tries to improve their own cattle. The pay of
3 the sepoys of the regular army of the Punjaub
4 is higher than that of the same class in the army
5 of the East India Company, each common soldier
6 receiving ten rupees per mensem. The troops of
7 the irregulars receive twenty-five rupees each, out
8 of which they provide their arms and clothing,
9 and feed their horse, putting the government to
10 no other expense whatever for their services.
11 Enlistment in the regular army of the Pun-
12 jaub is quite voluntary, and the service is so
13 popular that the army could upon an emergency
14 be increased to almost any amount. The soldiery
15 are exceedingly apt in acquiring a knowledge of
16 their military duties ; but they are so averse to
17 control that instances of insubordination are
18 common ; latterly, indeed, open mutiny has
19 frequently characterized the relations of oflBcer
20 and soldier. Insubordination is punished — when
21 punishment is practicable — with confinement, loss
22 of pay, or extra duty. But in the present state
23 of military disorganization no means of chastising
24 rebellion are available.
25 No pensions were, or are, assigned to the
26 soldiery for long service, nor is there any pro-
27 vision for the widows and families of those who
28 die, or are killed, in the service of the state.
29 Promotions, instead of being the right of the
30 good soldier in order of seniority, or the reward