§ 2. Sir C. YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, considering the great increases to the military charges necessitated by the frequent calls upon the troops in India for military aid to the civil power in the maintenance of law and order, he can state what steps it is proposed to take to secure a loyal, well-paid, and contented police force in each province of sufficient strength to meet the growing defiance of authority and to maintain law and order without the necessity of continually calling out troops?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe duty of maintaining police forces of a character suitable to local requirements falls upon the provincial governments. In spite of temporary difficulties, I believe that there is no material deficiency in those forces or any need for special steps. The only military charges affected by the use of troops to assist the civil power are transport charges, which are comparatively small. Such use of troops has not caused any great increase to the military charges.