§ MR. CRAWFORD (Lanark, N.E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether he will lay upon the Table the instructions given to Mr. Quinton for the expedition to Manipur?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Sir J. GORST,) ChathamYes, Sir; the Despatches, when printed, will be laid upon the Table.
§ MR. BRYCE (Aberdeen, S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for 50 India whether the Papers relating to the Manipur Expedition, which he has promised to present to the House, will include, not only such instructions as may have been given to Mr. Quinton by the Government of India, but all communications which have passed between the India Office here and the Government of India upon this subject?
§ SIR J. GORSTYes, Sir; the communications between the Secretary of State and the Government of India will be included in the Papers presented to the House.
§ MR. BRYCECan the right hon. Gentleman say how soon he thinks the Despatches will be laid upon the Table?
§ SIR J. GORSTI said last week that the Secretary of State is waiting for the Despatches, and they are now on their way from India. When I left the India Office to-day they had not arrived. They ought to arrive to-day.