HC Deb 23 July 1889 vol 338 cc1092-3
MR. HANBURY

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether he has yet received Papers from India concerning the results of testing swords and side arms in the hands of troops in India; whether he will lay the Papers upon the Table; and, whether he can now state the purport of the information received?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Sir J. GORST,) Chatham

Papers have been received from India respecting the swords and bayonets, though the testing is not yet complete. I will lay the Papers on the Table if the hon. Member will move for them. If I tried to state the purport of the information received I should far outstep the limits of an answer to a question, and I am afraid that I should try the patience of the House.