§ MR. SAMUEL SMITH (Flintshire)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that the Indian Government is arranging for an additional supply of opium to be prepared for consumption in India in consequence of the falling off of the demand for China; and whether he will communicate with the Indian Government and prohibit this policy if it is found to be in contemplation?
SIR J. GORSTMy noble Friend the Secretary of State informs me he has no reason to think that any such policy as that described in the question is contemplated by the Government of India.