§ 7. Mr. KINGasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that officers of the British Service who belonged to General Townshend's force were placed on British rates of pay when they were captured, and that this means a serious reduction of money; whether it is intended to continue this reduced pay; and whether he will consider specially hard cases?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)British Service officers in receipt of Indian rates of pay retain them for sixty-one days after they become prisoners of war. After that they draw exactly the same emoluments as any other British officers who are prisoners of war, namely, pay, lodging, fuel, light, and field allowances.