§ 52. Mr. KILEYasked the Prime Minister if he can state by what methods revenue is being raised in Mesopotamia to meet the cost of the civil administration?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe largest contributions to civil revenue during the current year are expected from Customs and Land Revenue, the former head, according to the latest estimates available, being much the larger, and the two heads together contributing considerably more than half the total revenue. The remaining receipts come under a large number of heads, all relatively small in amount.
§ 53. Major HAYWARDasked the Prime Minister if he will state how many civil servants from India are at present engaged in the administration of Mesopotamia?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am unable to state the total number of persons in all grades of the administration who have been drawn from civil services in India, but according to the latest returns available, the number in the superior grades is between 40 and 50, including six members of the Indian Civil Service.
§ 54. Major HAYWARDasked the Prime Minister whether the salaries of the civil servants from India who are at present engaged in the administration of Mesopotamia are met out of the India Office Vote or out of the revenue raised in Mesopotamia for the administration of that country?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe salaries are met out of revenue raised in Mesopotamia.