HC Deb 22 August 1893 vol 16 c770
MR. EVERETT (Suffolk, Woodbridge)

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it is true that an addition is to be made to the pay of the Civil and other servants in India in consideration of the fall which has taken place in exchange; and whether this additional pay will be taken out of the Revenues of India? I desire most respectfully to complain of the great alteration made in the latter part of the question, and claim my right, as a Member of Parliament, to put a question in my own words. The second part of the question ran thus:— And whether this additional pay will be taken out of the pockets of the people of India at the same time when their own free supply of rupees"—

*MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! That is a controversial question.

MR. W. E. GLADSTONE

The origin of the proceeding in this matter has taken place in India, and the Secretary of State in Council has simply agreed to the proposals of the Government of India. By those proposals European officers will receive an exchange compensation allowance, and that allowance will enable them to forward half of their salaries to Europe at the rate of 1s. 6d. for the rupee.

MR. EVERETT

again proceeded to press his question, and suggested there was nothing controversial in the part struck out.

MR. SPEAKER

Order, order! It is impossible to have an essay under the guise of a question.