§ SIR SEYMOUR KING () Hull, CentralTo ask the Secretary of State for India whether the attention of his military advisers has been directed to the fact that as a result of the unification of the Indian Army, officers are liable to be shifted, on promotion, and more frequently without promotion, from one end of India to another, sometimes within short periods, each change involving a break up and renewal of establishment, and a considerable expense to the officer concerned, and whether, at least in cases where the transfer is not accompanied by substantial promotion, but is made with no advantage to the individual, reasonable compensation for the expense involved to him by such transfer could be awarded.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) I will consult the Government of India on this subject.