§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for India whether British subalterns serving with the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force on British rates of pay get 10s. 6d. and 11s. 6d. with 3s. 6d. field allowance per diem, which equals at present rate of exchange 280 and 300 rupees, respectively, and British subalterns serving in India get 350 and 375 rupees, respectively, whereas British subalterns on Indian rates of pay serving in Mesopotamia only get 265 and 285 rupees, respectively; and, if so, whether he can state the reason for this differentiation?
Captain GUESTThe subaltern in Mesopotamia on Indian rates gets the same rate of pay whether in Mesopotamia or in India. I am not aware of any subaltern in Mesopotamia on British rates of pay. Perhaps the Noble Lord will give me more information as to the case he has in mind.