3. Mr. L. MALONEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the possibility of commuting the remainder of the Boxer indemnity, and, with the object of promoting a better understanding between this country and China, apply it, half for the education of Chinese students in Great Britain and half in sending properly qualified and competent English persons out to China to study and report on the conditions prevailing there?
§ Earl WINTERTONA committee has been appointed to consider the question of the education of Chinese on British lines in all its aspects. I will see that the attention of the committee is drawn of the hon. Member's suggestion.
Sir J. D. REESWill the noble Lord represent that the education of Chinese on British lines should not be done at the expense of the British taxpayer?