§ MR. REESTo ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the attention of the Government has been called to the recommendation of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, to the effect that every European and Eurasian in India should be trained to arms in the interests of the State and for the greater security of the European community; whether the Government of India has under consideration the question of increasing the capitation grants so as to enable all classes to serve without being put to personal expense, and giving such aid in the way of practical military training to firms and companies as may enable them to provide for the proper training of their employees; and whether the Government of India contemplates 300 giving further active assistance in general to the volunteer movement in India.
(Answered by Mr. Buchanan.) The recommendation of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce referred to by the hon. Member has not come before the Secretary of State, nor has he yet received any proposals from the Government of India on the subject of volunteering in India.