§ MR. TALBOT (Oxford University)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether any Despatch has recently been received from the Indian Government relating to the complaints made as to the slow rate of promotion in the Indian Staff Corps; and when it may be expected that Her Majesty's Government will arrive at a decision on this subject?
§ * MR. H. H. FOWLERA Despatch on the subject has been received by the Secretary of State, who is in communication with the War Office on the subject. I regret the delay; but, in view of the importance and difficulty of the subject, it is not possible to state when a decision will be arrived at.