§ MR. H. J. WILSON (for Mr. SCHWANN)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether the action of the Viceroy of India in refusing to hear the counsel appointed by the Manipur Princes (now under sentence of death) to appear before him is based on precedent, or by some act or ordinance; and, in the latter case, under what act or ordinance?
§ BARON H. DE WORMS (for Sir J. GORST)The Government of India, as was explained in an answer to a question last week, is not tied by precedent, ordinance, or statute in dealing with the Manipur Princes.