§ MR. A. CROSS (Glasgow, Camlachie)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for India whether he intends to lay upon the Table of the House of Commons, and, if so, when, Dr. Voelcker's complete Report as to the best means of improving Indian agriculture, which is now in the hands of the Government of India, and has formed the subject of Circulars to the several local Governments; and whether it is the case that many of Dr. Voelcker's recommendations cover the same ground as those of the Famine Commission of 1880, which have only been partially carried into effect?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. C. RUSSELL,) North Beds.Spare copies of Dr. Voelcker's Report are available at the India Office, and copies will be supplied to the Library of the House for the use of hon. Members interested in the subject. Copies are also to be procured at the usual agents, at the price of 7s. 6d. It does not, therefore, seem necessary to incur the expense of reprinting Dr. Voelcker's bulky volume as a Blue Book. The Report, to a certain extent, covers the same ground as the Report of the Famine Commission. The action taken on the latter is described in the various Parliamentary Returns which have been presented on the subject.