§ LORD BERNERScalled the attention of the Under Secretary for India to the delay which had taken place in the distribution of the Delhi and Lucknow Prize Money. It was now three years and a half since Delhi was captured, and unless some decided action were taken by the Government of India the prize money would not be distributed for years to come. He wished to know whether the Government have taken or would take any efficient means to enforce early payment of the Indian prize money?
EARL DE GREY AND RIPONsaid, that the warrants for distribution were issued at the end of last year. Some delay had arisen in consequence of the difficulty of making up the rolls of claimants; for un- 2192 til these were completed it was impossible to ascertain the shares payable to each, and some of the regiments engaged in the operations at Delhi and Lucknow had subsequently left India. The Government were making every effort to obtain the rolls, and as soon as these were complete the prize money would be distributed.