§ MR. LAMBERTI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will state the proposed increased amount to be paid by India for the increase of Army pay sanctioned last year.
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONAs I have before stated the Indian Government have agreed to pay the extra 2d. a day which came into operation in April last; this amounts to £215,000 a year. The apportionment of charge arising out of the extra 6d., which does not come into operation before April, 1904, has been referred to arbitration.
§ MR. LAMBERTWhen will the result of the arbitration be made known? The matter has been under consideration a long time now.
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONThe decision to refer the matter to arbitration was arrived at not long ago, but I hope the result will soon be made known.