MR. RYDERasked the Under Secretary of State for India, When the further Correspondence, 18th February last, retive to the Kirwee Booty would be produced; and, whether there is any objection to produce the Despatch, omitted in the recent Return, calling for the information from Calcutta, ordered by Her Majesty in July 1873, to be furnished to Parliament with reference to the realised amount of Indian spoil?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTON, in reply, said, an application from the prize agents on the subject way under 503 the consideration of the Secretary of State. When a reply to that application had been sent the Correspondence would be produced. So little objection was there to the publication of the despatch to which the hon. Gentleman attached importance, that he would read it at once. It was—
I forward herewith a copy of an order of the House of Lords, dated the 10th of July, 1873, and I request that you will furnish me with the information therein required.