§ 1. Mr. ANNESLEY SOMERVILLEasked the Secretary of State for India the amount of the subsidy annually paid by the Government of India to the North-West Frontier Province; and how long is it estimated that this payment will be necessary?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Sir Samuel Hoare)The amount is one crore of rupees (£750,000) a year. Owing to the geographical position of the province, its budget has to cover quasi-military expenditure of a kind from which the other provinces are exempt. In these special circumstances, it is likely that the subvention will be required for an indefinite period.