§ SIR ROPER LETHBRIDGE (Kensington, N.)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether it is a fact that of late years the provincial Governments of Lower Bengal, the Punjaub, the North Western Provinces, Madras, and Bombay, have followed the example of the Supreme Government of India by removing every summer to a hill-station; and, if so, how many persons, including members of council, secretaries, clerks, and other subordinates, accompany each Government in its migration; and, what is the cost of these migrations?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)The Provincial Governments of Lower Bengal, the Punjaub, the North-Western 548 Provinces, Madras, and Bombay, are accustomed to move to hill stations during the summer weather. There is no detailed information at the India Office as to the number of persons who accompany each Government in its migration, nor as to the cost; but the Secretary of State is now making inquiries from the Government of India upon the subject.