§ DR. R. FARQUHARSON (Aberdeenshire)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India if he could state to the House how often during the years from 1890 to 1898 corporal punishment has been inflicted for breaches of prison discipline in Military prisons in India?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIAThere have been 304 cases, during the years from 1890 inclusive up to date, in which corporal punishment has been inflicted in Military prisons in India for breaches of prison discipline.