§ CAPTAIN NORTONI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state why no colonels of the Native Army in India have been promoted to the rank of Major-General since October, 1900.
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONBy Royal Warrant of 5th November, 1899, it was laid down that "from 1st January, 1901, no promotion shall be made to the rank of Major-General or Lieutenant-General, except by selection, to fill an appointment, or as a reward for distinguished service." From the 1st January, 1901, therefore, promotion by seniority to the rank of Major-General ceased; and the question what Indian appointments should carry that rank is now under consideration by a joint War Office and India Office Committee, whose final report is expected shortly.