§ MR. NAOROJI (Finsbury, Central)in the absence of the hon. Member for Banffshire, I beg to ask the Undersecretary of State for India whether the Secretary of State for India will lay upon the Table of the House a Return of the Hindu-Mussulman riots which have occurred during the last five years, showing how each riot originated, how it was dealt with, and how many persons were killed and wounded; and whether the Secretary of State will call for a Special Report from the Government of India regarding the disturbances this year at Azamgarh, Balia, Bareilly, and Bombay, showing how these disturbances originated, why they are becoming more frequent than in past years, and how they can be put a stop to?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. G. RUSSELL,) North Beds.The Secretary of State is not in possession of the full information which would enable a Report for the last five years to be prepared. But he will ask the Government of India to send home with the local Reports on the recent riots a general Report covering the points enumerated by my hon. Friend in the second paragraph of his question.