§ GENERAL GOLDSWORTHYOn behalf of the hon. Member for Wandsworth (Mr. H. Kimber) I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether, notwithstanding Rule 17 of the Indian Pensions Regulations, the service out of India of Sub-Lieutenants of the Line, when not antedated, is not allowed to reckon as service for pension in the Indian Staff Corps; whether certain officers of the Marine Light Infantry who failed for the same entrance examination for the Army that the Sub-Lieutenants of the Line passed, and who were subsequently brought into the Indian Staff Corps, thereby superseding the sub-lieutenants, are permitted in all cases to reckon as service for pension two years of their service out of India; and whether he will recommend to the Indian Government that the service out of India of Sub-Lieutenants of the Line should in like manner be permitted to count for pension, in conformity with the abovementioned rule?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir E. GREY, in the absence of Mr. H. H. FOWLER)Owing to the fact that under the War Office rules service for pension reckons only from date of first permanent commission, the facts are as stated in the hon. Member's question. It is not thought desirable to establish a different rule for Indian pensions.