The records of a Council of State session held on this day at Metcalfe House begin with a matter concerning Dacca (Dhaka) University and the terms of employment the eminent chemist and educationist Philip Hartog, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University, had accepted.
The following was quoted: “The appointment to be for five years in the first instance with the possibility of an extension for a further four or five years, provided that it would be open either to Mr Hartog or to the Government of India to terminate the engagement after the first five years on giving not less than six months’ notice. The pay of the appointment to be Rs 4,000 per mensem with a rent-free house, travelling allowances as recommended by the Calcutta University Commission, and a first class passage out to India and back to England on retirement. As regards contributions to retiring allowance, Mr Hartog’s contribution would be fixed at 5 per cent, of his annual salary and that of the Dacca University at 10 per cent.”