§ LIEUTENANT COLONEL MILNE HOMEasked the Secretary of State for India, If the arrangements have yet been completed between the War Office and the Indian Government for the pay and allowances of the field officers who were added to the Army on July 1st when on service in India; and especially if the two senior Majors of each Infantry battalion in India will, as in England, draw the full pay and allowances of a field officer?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONSir, I am sorry to say that a final decision on this subject has not been arrived at—that is, as to the rates to be drawn by field officers under three years' service; but a very early decision may be expected, and the rate, whatever may be decided, will have effect from the 1st of July, 1881. The conditions laid down in the Royal Warrant with respect to bringing the two senior majors of Infantry of the Line on the full rate of pay of majors after three years' service will be observed in India.