§ MR. JAMES STUART (Shoreditch, Hoxton)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether he has any further information to communicate to the House with respect to the action of the India Office, or of the Government of India, in consequence of the Resolution of this House of June 5 last; and, whether he can inform the House if the Cantonment Regulations as to Prostitution are still in force or not in the various Military Stations in India?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)The Secretary of State has no further information to communicate to the House with reference to the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act and amendment of the Cantonment Acts. The Secretary of State has given such Executive directions to the Government of India as will prevent the revival of the regimental system, which has already been wholly abolished; and the Cantonment Regulations hitherto in force are to be so revised as to put a stop to the objectionable incidents in their administration.