§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for War on what grounds a reduction has been made in the Colonial allowances for officers and men serving in the Sudan; and whether the cost of living in the Sudan and comparative figures for Egypt, Iraq, Aden, etc., were taken into consideration before this decision was reached?
§ Mr. SHAWThe rates of Colonial allowance recently fixed for the Sudan were based on a comparison between the cost-of-living at home and the cost-of-living in the Sudan as shown by information furnished by the local military authorities. The rates will be reviewed in July next.