§ MR. M. M. BHOWNAGGREE (Bethnal Green, N.E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether 263 arrangements are completed for the presence, of Indian troops on the occasion of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee; and, if so, will he state how many officers and how many men are expected; whether he will ask the Government of India to arrange that of the officers as many as possible should be native officers; and, whether it is proposed to include in the contingent any representatives of the Volunteer regiments in India, as well as of the Parsees who are enrolled in some of those regiments?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingTwenty-one native officers of Indian cavalry and 20 representatives of the Imperial service troops are expected from India in order to take part in the celebration of the 60th year of Her Majesty's reign. I have received no proposals from India for the deputation of any Volunteers from that country.