§ SIR DE LACY EVANSsaid, he wished to know whether it is the intention of the Government to establish a Commission to inquire into the best mode of transferring the Indian army to the direct control of the Crown?
LORD STANLEYsaid, he had stated, on the second reading of the Bill, that it was the intention of the Government to appoint such a Commission, and that it would consist of three Officers of the Indian Army, three Officers of the Queen's Army, three Civilians, and the Secretary of State for War, the Commander in Chief, and the President of the Board of Control.