§ MR. FAWCETTasked the Under Secretary of State for India, If he 'will inform the House what is the addition to the strength of the Native Army in India which was agreed to by the Secretary of State in Council on Tuesday last; what is the estimated annual cost of such increase; and, whether it is proposed to make any proportionate increase in the strength of the European Army in India?
§ MR. E. STANHOPEThe addition to the strength of the Native Army in India sanctioned on Tuesday last was about 15,000 men. The rough estimate of the monthly cost is from £22,000 to £23,000. No proposal has come from India for a proportionate increase in the strength of the European Army; but two battalions of Infantry which would have come home in ordinary course have been detained in India, and three garrison batteries have been temporarily added to the Indian establishment.