§ MR. W. S. CAINE (Bradford, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India—(1) what steps, if any, have been taken by the various local governments and administrations in India with respect to the recommendations of the Viceroy in Council, under date 17th August, 1882, relating to discipline and moral training in schools and colleges in India; and (2) whether he will call for a Return showing in what respects the several suggestions and desires of the Viceroy in Council, contained in the above-mentioned document, especially the desire that each Local Government and administration should, either by the appointment of a committee, or by employing selected individuals who need not be officials, or by the offer of suitable prizes, effect a revision of readers in the Government schools in a direction indicated, have been carried out, and with what results?
THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. GEORGE RUSSELL, North Beds), answering in the absence of Mr. HENRY FOWLER: The Secretary of State is not in a position to give a complete reply to the first branch of this question, but he will have no objection to call for a Return showing what has been done in the matter of revising the text-books, or to carry out any of the other suggestions of the Government of India as to which my hon. Friend specially desires information.