§ MR. PULESTONasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether he can confirm the report in the "Times" newspaper as to the extent and character of the gold fields of Southern India; and, whether he has received and can lay upon the Table of the House the Report of the Engineer of the Indian Government on the subject?
§ MR. E. STANHOPESir, we have received unofficially a Report which confirms generally the statement referred to by my hon. Friend. I shall be very glad to show it to him; and after conferring with my hon. Friend, I have no doubt we shall be able to lay on the Table some part of the Report.