§ MR. CONYBEAREasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether it is the fact that the complaints of the officers of the Telegraph Department in the Government of India in respect of absence of promotion have been long admitted by the Government of India to be well founded; whether any and what steps have been or are about to be taken to remedy their grievances; and, whether he will communicate with the Government of India with a view of laying before Parliament, at an early date, all the papers relating to the subject?
The UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir UGHTRED KAY-SHUTTLEWORTH)The fact that there are grounds for complaint has been admitted, and is the subject of correspondence with the Government of India, with the hope of increasing the efficiency of the Department, and remedying all just grievances. As soon as possible information will be given to Parliament.