§ Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for India whether Indian troops, both Cavalry and Infantry, of the Aden Field Force have not been granted the extra field service allowance similar to that granted to other expeditionary forces; whether temporary promotion with pay to an officer acting in a higher appointment, who holds that appointment for thirty days or more, has also been withheld from the Indian troops of the Aden Field Force; and, if not, will he take steps to have these differences rectified with retrospective effect?
§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Government of India report that their recommendations regarding special field allowance for Indian troops at Aden are on their way to me. They also report that by an Order of 3rd May the rules regarding acting promotion (formerly called temporary promotion) were brought into force at Aden with effect from 3rd July, 1915.