§ MR. O'REILLYasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether any final answer has been received from the Governor General to the Despatch from the Indian Department in London of the month of May 1872, relative to the provision made by Government for the religious wants of Her Majesty's Servants in India professing the Roman Catholic religion; and, if so, whether he would have any objection to lay the Papers upon the Table?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONSir, the last Despatch alluding to the matter raised by the hon. Member's Question received from the Indian Government is dated the 19th of August, 1872. In that Despatch the Government of India reserves its opinion on this question, until the general principle has been decided upon by which the Church Establishments in India are to be regulated. It is the intention of the Secretary of State to again address the Indian Government upon the subject. The Correspondence alluded to is at the hon. Member's disposal, but, as it tells us little or nothing, it would be useless to lay it upon the Table of the House.