§ MR. TREVELYANasked the Secretary of State for India, What is the 959 amount of money paid yearly by the Indian Exchequer under the head of Colonels' Allowances, and what is the number of officers at present in receipt of those allowances?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONThe amount of money paid in the year 1879–80 by the Indian Exchequer under the head of Colonels' Allowances was £214,980. The number of officers in receipt of such allowances on the 1st of April, 1880, was 348.