§ MR. KINGI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether the attention of the Secretary of State has been drawn to the hardship imposed upon officers of the Indian Army, and other officials of the Indian Government, by the payment of their furlough allowances in this country quarterly in arrear; and whether he will consider the advisability of substituting monthly for quarterly payments?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. CURZON,) Lancashire, SouthportYes, Sir, the subject has been for some time under consideration, and I hope to be in a position to announce the decision before long.