§ 3. Mr. LEONARD LYLEasked the Secretary of State for India if he is aware that the war gratuity is now being paid to officers in India at the rate of 1s. l0d. to the rupee; whether those gratuities were mainly earned when the rupee was at 1s. 4d. or at 1s. 6d.; and whether, seeing that officers have been penalised because in many cases the authorities have been very late in paying their gratuities, and in many cases have note even paid them yet, he will take action in the matter?
§ 4. Colonel YATEasked on what grounds the war bonus and gratuities due to British officers of the Army in India are paid at the current rate of exchange while the bonus and gratuities due to the non-commissioned officers and men are paid at the fixed rate of 1s. 4d. to the rupee; and, considering that a soldier is a Soldier whether he be officer or man, if he will direct all war bonuses and gratuities to be paid in India at the fixed rate of 1s. 4d?
§ Mr. MONTAGUAfter communicating with the Government of India, I have decided that the payments of war gratuity to the officers shall be readjusted at 1s. 4d. to the rupee. The ruling does not apply to the Army of Occupation bonus.