§ VISCOUNT BARING (Bedfordshire, Biggleswade)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether in a telegram sent by the Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy in March or April, 1891 (which telegram was recently referred to by Lord Cross), the following words, or words to that effect, were used, namely:—
Am not satisfied with propriety of retiring Jackson. Strong feeling here that he has been hardly dealt with. Would your Government consent to give him another trial as originally intended by the Commander-in-Chief, for there can be no doubt that he came home under a misapprehension"?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Sir J. GORST, Chatham)As I told the noble Lord last night, it is impossible to answer this question without communicating with my noble Friend the Secretary of State for India. If the noble Lord will repeat the question next Session I have no doubt that I shall be able to answer it.