§ 6. Mr. JOHN (for Mr. D. GRENFELL)asked the Secretary of State for India whether he will reconsider the decision to exclude Madras from the area chosen for recruitment to the Indian Army?
§ Sir S. HOAREI am not aware of any decision to exclude Madras from the areas chosen for recruitment to the Indian Army, although it is a fact that with successive reductions in the Army there has been in recent years a considerable diminution in the numbers enlisted from the Madras Presidency.