§ Sir H. NIELDasked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been called to the fact that increases of pension have been granted to retired officers of nearly every Crown colony and protectorate in the Empire irrespective of the date of retirement; whether officers of the uncovenanted services of India who retired before 23rd July, 1913, have been refused an increase, notwithstanding that an increase has been given to those officers of the same services who retired after that date; and whether he will say why this difference in treatment has been accorded to officials in the same services between whom a purely artificial distinction has been drawn by a time limit?
§ Mr. FISHER (for Mr. Montagu)Both the Government of India and I are aware of the fact stated. As regards the remainder of my hon. Friend's question, I would refer him to the answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for Melton (Colonel Yate) on the 28th October.