§ Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for India whether the orders issued by the Government of India in the case of the recent deaths of soldiers from heatstroke in the troop train from Karachi make provision for greater discretionary powers being given to local general officers commanding and principal medical officers to vary the orders received from headquarters regarding the movement of troops when local conditions appear to them to make such movement inadvisable; and, if not, will he communicate with, the Government of India on the subject?
§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have suggested to the Government of India that they should issue special rules for safeguarding the movement of troops by rail during the hot weather. I have no doubt that these rules will meet the object which my hon. and gallant Friend has in view.