§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL (Kirkcaldy, &c.)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether there are any Rules regarding the appointment of Europeans to the Indian Police, and if the appointment of the Honourable A. Hay to be Superintendent of Police is in accordance with those Rules; also whether it is entirely contrary to the Rules proposed by the Civil Service Commissioners; and, if he will ascertain from India whether the Honourable A. Hay was subjected to any test of his knowledge of the Native language, of Police Law, and of Native manners 890 and customs, before he was appointed Superintendent of Police?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)There are Rules regarding the appointment of Europeans to the police in the various Provinces. The Secretary of State has no reason to doubt that the appointment of Mr. Hay as an Assistant Superintendent has been made in accordance with them. No Rules proposed by the Civil Service Commissioners are anywhere in force. There is no preliminary examination for admission to the Burmah police; but an officer would lose his appointment if he failed to pass certain examinations in the Burmese language and Criminal Law within a prescribed time.