§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)On behalf of the hon. Member for the Camborne Division of Cornwall I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he will state the minimum to which the number of British troops of the Indian establishment has at any time been reduced during the past three years, with the period and the causes of such reduction.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord G. HAMILTON,)) Middlesex, EalingThe minimum to which the number of British troops of the Indian establishment has been reduced during the past three years is about 61,000. This occurred during the period August, 1900, to September, 1901, and was caused by the sudden military emergencies in South Africa and China.