§ MR. S. SMITH (Flintshire)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether he still adheres to his statement, made on 30th August, 1886, that the cost of the war in Upper Burmah would not exceed 100 lacs of rupees, say £1,000,000 sterling, according to the usual method of reckoning Indian accounts?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham), in reply, said, that next week, when he would answer the Question of the hon. Member for Merthyr (Mr. Richard), he would have to modify the statement he made last year on the subject.