HC Deb 13 December 1900 vol 88 c691
MR. CAINE

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India if he can state what number of Indian troops are to be employed on the Somali Expedition; and if their expenses will be borne by the British Exchequer?

LORD G. HAMILTON

The Foreign Office has asked for the services of half a battalion native infantry, fifty camel sowars, two mountain guns, and four maxims, with the necessary equipment, transport, and supplies. The expenses will be borne by the British Exchequer.