§ MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)To ask the Secretary of State for India whether the British officers of Madras infantry regiments have been reduced to ten in number and the men to 600; if so, whether such regiments are regarded as being fit for active service; and whether any such regiments, with the exception of the regiment quartered at Poona, are stationed at other than single regiment stations.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.) The establishment of eight locally recruited Madras regiments has been reduced to ten British officers and 600 natives of all ranks in each regiment. These regiments are fit for active service. Two of these regiments are at single battalion stations and one is in Ceylon.