§ MR. TALBOT (Oxford University)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether Her Majesty's Government have received complaints from members of the Indian Public Works Department of the non-fulfilment of promises made to them by former Secretaries of State; and whether any replies have been sent to such complaints?
§ *THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. GEORGE RUSSELL,) North Beds.Memorials from members of the Indian Public Works Department have been received, and the Secretary of State is in communication with the Government of India on the subjects to which they refer. In the meantime no formal reply has been sent to the memorialists.