HC Deb 07 June 1883 vol 279 c1907
LORD GEORGE HAMILTON

asked the Under Secretary of State for India, If he can inform the House how many thousand men the European Army in India is below its fixed establishment?

MR. J. K. CROSS

Sir, this information was given by Lord Morley on Monday last in the House of Lords. The deficiency in Cavalry and Infantry is 4,971. There is an excess of 34 in Artillery.