§ MR. HART-DAVIESI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he can give the total number of Government civil appointments in India carrying a salary of £250 per annum and over, excluding those reserved for the Covenanted Civil Service; and will he state the number of these appointments held by Europeans and natives of India, respectively.
§ MR. MORLEYI cannot give the exact figures at the present time, but in 1903 the total number of the appointments referred to was, roughly, 6,000, of which rather more than 3,400 were held by Europeans, and rather less than 2,600 by natives of India. This estimate is based on a return published in the Gazette of India for 4th June, 1904, to which I would refer the hon. Member for detailed figures.