§ MR. BRIGHTsaid he rose to ask the right hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for India whether it was his intention before the prorogation to make to the House any statement upon the subject of Indian finance; and, if so, when he would be able to fix the day on which he would make it?
§ SIR CHARLES WOODreplied that he should have occasion to make such a state- 587 ment, but he was not then in a position to fix a day for it.
§ MR. BRIGHTsaid, he would then give notice that he would repeat his question in the course of two or three evenings, with the view of having a day fixed at a period of the Session when there would remain in town a number of Members sufficient to discuss a question so important as that of Indian finance.
§ SIR CHARLES WOODsaid, the hon. Gentleman seemed to think that he was anxious to postpone this statement. [Mr. BRIGHT: Not at all.] He must necessarily-come before the House in a short time; but until he obtained certain information with regard to payments in this country and India for railroads he could not make such a statement as would be satisfactory either to that House or to the Indian Government.