§ Major POLEasked the Secretary of State for India whether he will give the number of military officers in this country drawing pensions from the Indian revenues in the last year for which figures are available, and the amount of these pensions charged to the Indian revenues?
§ Mr. BENNThe numbers of military officers including departmental and warrant officers, officers of the Indian Medical Service, of the Royal Indian Marine, and of the late Indian Navy, who drew pensions through the India Office chargeable to Indian revenues during the year ended 31st March, 1929, and the amounts paid during the year in respect of these pensions, were as follow:
Numbers. Amounts. £ Military officers (including departmental and warrant officers) 3,661 1,718,665 Officers of the Indian Medical Service 551 310,969 Officers of the Royal Indian Marine 149 54,135 Officers of the late Indian Navy 2 189 4,363 2,083,958