asked the Secretary of State for India the number of military officers in this country drawing pensions from Indian revenues in the year ended 31st March, 1930, and the amount of these pensions charged to Indian revenues?

The number 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, 1930, and the amounts paid during the year in respect of these pensions, were as follow:

asked the Secretary of State for India, the number of persons in this country drawing pensions from each of the gazetted Indian services in the year ended 31st March, 1930, and the cost of these pensions to the Indian revenues?

The number of pensions issued in this country to retired members of the Indian Services (Civil) and the net amounts paid in the year ended 31st March, 1930, in respect of those pensions, were as follow:

asked the Minister of Agriculture, to what extent his Department is co-operating with the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust; and what results have been obtained?

The chief direction in which the Carnegie United Kingdom Trustees may be said to be co-operating with my Department is in connection with the activities of the National Council of Social Service, and of the Rural Community Councils which have been set up in a number of counties under its aegis. Grants have been made by the trustees towards the work of the National Council itself, and for the establishment of Rural Community Councils. Grants have been made from the Development Fund through the Ministry to these latter councils in connection with the development of rural industries. A sum of money has been placed at the disposal of the National Council by the trustees to enable grants to be made, subject to certain conditions, towards the erection of village halls, to supplement the loans which are made by the National Council out of monies placed at its disposal from the Development Fund. The trustees have also made a grant to the National Council in aid of the Young Farmers' Club Movement, which is now organised by that Council, and in respect of which the Council also receives a Government grant. It is not possible, within the limits of a reply to a question, to give an account of the results obtained, but, if the hon. Member so desires, I shall be pleased to supply him with further particulars.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the whole of the work of construction (including that of engines and machinery) of the two smaller submarines of the 1929 programme is to be executed at Chatham Naval Dockyard; and, in the event of it being intended that the order for any part of such work shall be placed elsewhere, what the nature of such work is, its approximate cost, and the reason for placing the order for its execution other than at Chatham Dockyard?

It is intended to make full use of the available capacity of Chatham Dockyard in the construction of the two smaller submarines of the 1929 programme. Only such work will be ordered elsewhere as cannot be conveniently dealt with at Chatham Yard. At the present stage, no estimate of cost or statement of the nature of the work can be given.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, for each county in Wales, for the years 1913 and 1929, respectively, how many acres of woodland consisted of coppice, coppice with standards, and scrub; how many acres were felled and devastated; how many uneconomic; how many acres consisted of conifers, hardwoods, and mixed conifers and hardwoods of one to 10 years; how many acres were planted in each class above 10 years; how many acres are being planted this season; and how many men are being employed?

The information sought for the years 1913 and 1929 is not available. Similar statistics were, however, published in 1928 in the Report on the Census of Woodlands, 1924, pages 34–37, to which the hon. Member is referred. The Forestry Commission's planting programme in Wales for the season now ending and the number of persons employed in Wales are shown in the following table:

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been called to the case of George Collier, aged 15, who was certified insane after two attempts at murder and an attempt at suicide at the Philanthropical Society's School at Redhill, where he was sent for another assault occasioning bodily harm; what measures were taken to ascertain Collier's mental condition before going to Redhill; and what action he proposes to take to prevent such an occurrence in future?

Yes, Sir. Before the lad was sent to the school he was carefully examined by a prison medical officer with special reference to his mental condition, but at that time there were no indications of the insanity which unhappily manifested itself after his arrival at the school. I am satisfied that every possible care was taken and that the exceptional circumstances of this case do not call for any general action.

asked the Home Secretary by what date it is anticipated that the 50 women it is proposed to add to the Metropolitan police will be enrolled; whether there is an intermediate rank between that of sergeant and chief officer; and, if so, whether the salary will correspond with that paid to the male membere of the force of the same rank?

It is not yet possible to give any date for the completion of the contemplated addition to the strength of the women police. The rank next above sergeant is that of inspector, for which, as in the case of constables and sergeants, the scale of pay is in proportion to but lower than the corresponding rate for men.