Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the financial provisions as to the ecclesiastical establishment which are now consolidated in Part X. of the Government of India Act, 1915, he will give a detailed statement showing what were the payments out of the revenues of India during the last financial year for which figures are available in respect of the salary and allowances to each bishop and archdeacon mentioned in Section 118 (1); of the expenses of episcopal visitations in Section 118 (3); of payments of representatives of bishops in Section 119; of the pensions to bishops in Section 120; of the salaries to chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Section 122; and of the Grants to any other sect, persuasion, or community of Christians, under Section 123; and if he will state the aggregate for that year of these ecclesiastical endowments out of the revenues of India?
§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe figures asked for by the hon. Member are as follow:—
Rupees. I. Stipend of Bishop of Calcutta 45,977 Stipend of Bishop of Madras 26,013 Stipend of Bishop of Bombay 25,600 *Allowance of Archdeacons of Calcutta 2,200 Allowance of Archdeacons of Madras 3,200 Allowance of Archdeacons of Bombay 2,553 105,543 *Those allowances are in addition to the Archdeacons' salaries as Senior Chaplains on the Ecclesiastical Establishments. 754W
Rupees. II. Expenses of Episcopal Visitations-Bishop of Calcutta 1,188 Expenses of Episcopal Visitations—Bishop of Madras 7,520 Expenses of Episcopal Visitations—Bishop of Bombay 6,923 15,611
III. Payments to representatives of Bishops Nil. IV. Payment of pensions to Bishops— £ (1) Bishop Copleston (late of Calcutta) 1,000 (2) Bishop Milne (late of Bombay) 800 £1,800
Rupees. V. Salaries of Chaplains of Church of Scotland (exclusive of payments to Presbyterian Chaplains attached to regiments which are treated as Army expenditure) 94,404 VI. Grants to religious bodies other than Church of England and Church of Scotland— Allowances to Bishops and Priests of Church of Rome and for upkeep of churches (exclusive of payments to Priests attached to regiments which are treated as Army expenditure) 20,122
Summary of Expenditure. I. Rupees 1,05,543 equals £7,036 4 0 II. Rupees 15,611. equals 1,040 14 8 III. Nil. Nil. IV. 1,800 0 0 V. Rupees 94,404 equals 6,293 12 0 VI. Rupees 20,122 equals 1,341 9 4 Total £17,512 0 0