§ MR. HANBURY (Preston)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, seeing that the finances of the Government of India require a large loan, he still intends that part of the cost of the Opium Commission shall fall on India; and, if so, whether he will afford facilities for a Debate on the subject this Session?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. W. E. GLADSTONE,) Edinburgh, MidlothianYes, Sir. The present arrangement as to the cost of the Opium Commission is divided between the Indian and the British Exchequer. That arrangement was arrived at by the Secretary of State in strict conference with the Indian Government; and that being so, I do not think that the fact of passing the Indian Loan Bill has any bearing on the question.