§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state the amount to be drawn from India during the present financial year for the home charges disbursed
† (4) Debates, civ., 1268.135 in this country, as compared with Rx.24,136,800 in the year 1898–9; the amount to be paid here by India in the present year under the head of military pensions and furlough charges, also civil and marine, as compared with Budget amounts for 1899–1900 Rx.7,138,600; the amount of the India Office salaries and establishment for this year as compared with the Rx.246,000 in the
| 1898–9. | 1902–3. | |
| £ | £ | |
| Total Net Home Charges | 16,091,200 | 17,879,500 |
| 1899–1900. | ||
| India Office, including Store Department and Auditor's | £ | |
| Establishment | 161,400 | 161,800 |
| Military Furlough and Civil and Military Pensions | 4,684,900 | 4,629,600 |
| Diplomatic and Consular Establishment in Persia | 7,000 | 6,000 |
| Ditto in China | 12,500 | Nil. |