§ 72. Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, in respect that officers in the Navy and Army, especially in India, are being offered options of retiring on payment of commuted sums, the same terms are open to officers in the Royal Indian Marine; and, if not, will he state the reason?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Earl Winterton)There is no scheme for the premature retirement of officers of the Royal Indian Marine on special terms, because the present establishment of officers in this service is not in excess of requirements.