§ MR. BLACKOn behalf of the hon. Member for Midlothian, I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that the field and Colonial allowances and rations which the officers of the 2nd Bengal Infantry drew when serving in Shanghai and Hong Kong have been stopped now that they are on service in Northern China; and, in view of the fact that the officers of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers serving in the same district receive extra pay, whether he will consider the advisability of placing officers of the Indian Staff Corps and British service on the same footing when; serving together away from India.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONOfficers in Northern China receive a free issue of fuel and lighting and also free quarters or an allowance in lieu. This is in place of the allowance granted to the officers at Shanghai and Hong Kong to defray the extra cost of living in those places. The rates of pay ordinarily drawn by Indian Staff Corps officers are calculated on a much higher scale than the pay of British Service officers, and are intended to cover the contingencies of extra service.