§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he will give the amount paid by India to the War Office or Home Government for the home charges of British soldiers for the years, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901, respectively.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingThe charges are as follow:1897–8, £1,260,324; 1898–9, £1,277,246; 1899–1900, £1,112,314; 1900–01 (estimated net charge), £1,116,163.