§ SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID (St. Pancras, S.)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether the Indian Government has decided upon the replies they will give to the Nizam and other great Indian Princes, who have offered to contribute men and money towards the defence of the frontier; and, whether they have adopted a 1617 plan which will utilize these liberal offers?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JOHN GORST) (Chatham)These matters are still under the consideration of the Government of India, and the Secretary of State is not yet hi a position to make any communication to Parliament on the subject.