§ MR. BAZLEYsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for India, When his promise to place the Medical Officers of Her Majesty's Indian Army upon a perfect footing of equality with Medical Officers of Her Majesty's British Army will be carried into effect; and to inquire the reason why the Medical Officers of Her Majesty's Indian Army are deprived of Commissions according to their relative rank, which are granted to Medical Officers of Her Majesty's British Army; and, if it is the intention of Government to adopt any measures to prevent Medical Officers of Her Majesty's Indian Army being superseded by the Medical Officers of Her 1090 Majesty's British Army of equal standing standing in the service?
§ SIR CHARLES WOODsaid, he was not aware of any promise he had made on the subject; but what he had done was that a Queen's warrant was sent out to India, putting these Officers on a footing of perfect equality in point of rank with the other Officers. He apprehended that what his hon. Friend referred to was their being placed below Officers of the Queen's Army of the same standing. That whole subject of the medical service in India had been referred to the consideration of the Governor General, and he was waiting for his noble Friend's opinion.