§ Mr. J. HUDSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will give information with regard to the arrangements for working the pearl fisheries at Tuticorin, and what proportion of the total receipts from the sale of oysters from these beds is taken by the Government, and what share is allotted to the divers in lieu of wages?
§ Earl WINTERTONMy Noble Friend has no recent information. Fisheries is a transferred Provincial subject, for the administration of which the Governor acting with his Ministers is responsible.