§ * MR. FABERI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state what is the total number of British troops withdrawn from India for service in South Africa and China; and whether men of more than eight years colour service have been retained in India.
§ * MR. BRODRICKThe number of British troops withdrawn from India for service in South Africa amounts to about 8,500 and in China to about 450. Men of over eight years service are detained in India under the terms of the Royal Proclamation.
§ MR. CAINE (Cornwall, Camborne)May I ask whether a number of Indian troops have not been stationed at Mauritius and other places to relieve British soldiers now serving in South Africa?
§ * MR. BRODRICKThose are Indian and not British troops, and they are paid for by the War Office.