§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that, although the Turkish pound is rated at 4s. 8d., yet no Regulations are in existence in Constantinople or the occupied territories of Turkey to limit the charges imposed on officers and men in the Army of Occupation; whether he will cause inquiries to be made and a definite limit set upon the prices charged, both for hotel accommodation, market produce, and articles that have to be acquired locally; and whether, in view of these circumstances, he will reconsider the scale of allowance at present allotted, namely, 3s. a day.
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThe present allowance rate of 3s. a day is paid to an officer, in addition to the provision of accommodation and rations at the public expense, and it is not proposed to alter this rate. I have no detailed information regarding the cost of hotel accommodation in Constantinople and other occupied territories.