§ Brigadier-General CROFTasked the Secretary of State for India whether he will explain why nurses temporarily attached to the Indian Army nursing service, who have done such good work on active service both in hospital ships between Mesopotamia and German East Africa and Bombay and have served in Mesopotamia, have been refused a gratuity by the Pay Department in India whilst members of the Indian Army nursing service have received such gratuity, in spite of the fact that the temporary nurses did their full share of work and had to put up with many discomforts in the discharge of their duties?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe Government of India were authorised on the 11th March to issue the gratuity to the temporary nurses, and payment will be made as soon as possible.