§ Mr. MOONEY (for Mr. Kettle)asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it is the policy of the Government of India to make use of the civil branch of the Indian Medical Service as a reserve of officers for the Indian Army; whether it is proposed in case of war to withdraw officers of the Indian Medical Service from the posts which they hold at present in all the important civil medical institutions; and, if so, whether any provision is or will be made to fill their places?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe civil side of the Indian Medical Service is intended to be used to a considerable extent as a war reserve; but the officers holding the more important and specialised posts in civil medical institutions are not regarded as a part of the war reserve.