§ MR. JAMES STUART (Shoreditch, Hoxton)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether the Indian Government have yet taken any steps to carry out the unanimous Resolution of this House of June 5 last, in so far as it affects the Cantonments Acts; and, whether he will make inquiry by telegraph as to what steps are being taken in this matter, so that the House may be in- 1233 formed of the fact before the Indian Budget is discussed?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)The Bill of the Government of India dealing with the subject of contagious disease has not yet been received by the Secretary of State, because there has not been time for its transmission to this country. While awaiting the receipt of this Bill the Secretary of State does not propose to make any further communication to the Government of India.
§ MR. JAMES STUARTasked, whether the hon. Gentleman would obtain that information before the Indian Budget was brought on?
§ SIR JOHN GORSThad already said that, awaiting the arrival of the Bill, the Secretary of State did not propose to make any further communication to the Indian Government. He hoped that before the Bill arrived the Indian Budget would have been discussed and the House would have adjourned.