§ COLONEL HUGHES - HALLETT (Rochester)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House, for the information of honourable Members, Copies of the Communications that have been recently addressed by the Financial Secretary in India to the Treasury in regard to the depreciation in silver in that Country?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir WILLIAM HARCOURT) (Derby)said, the despatch from the Government of India reached the Treasury on March 17. The hon. and gallant Member 1157 would understand that there had been a good deal of work lately at the Treasury with reference to the Budget; but the answer to that letter, which dealt with a difficult and complicated subject, was in preparation. It would soon, he hoped, be settled. When it was settled, if the Government of India consented, they should be ready to lay the Correspondence on the Table of the House.