ARMY ECONOMY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 274, 19 November 1927, Page 9

ARMY ECONOMY.

Organisation Of British Troops

In India.

WAR SECRETARY'S VISIT.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, November IS.

In the House of Lords Lord Forrester asked for reasons for the visit to India of the Secretary of State for War,' Sir Laming Worthington-Evans. . r' The Under-Secretary for War, the Earl of Onslow, replying on behalf of the Government, said Sir Laming was not going on an official visit of inspection of the British Army in India.

The Government of India was entirely responsible for the British troops in India.

The reason for his visit was that the British Army in India consisted of (50,000 officers and men of all arms, and it must be obvious that when so largo a part of the Army was stationed in India there were many matters which concerned botli the troops in India and those in this country.

There wsfe matters to be settled which wer? not purely military, and also problems of organisation, administration, finance and policy, which depended for their successful solution both here and in India upon the closest co-operation of those connected with the Government of the Army at Home and in India.

Lord Onslow said he believed there would be a financial saving to this country if the organisations in India and in this country were brought into line.