MR. HERBERT ROBERT'S (Denbighshire, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether the Government have come to a final decision as to the sub-division and settlement of the State of Jhallawar; if so, whether lie will state what the arrangement is; and whether he will lay upon the Table of the House the Papers relating to the present condition of affairs in the State?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONThe general outline of the final decision regarding Jhallawar is as follows:—The claim of the Kotah State under tier treaties and engagements of 1838 to recover possession of its ancient territories then assigned to Jhallawar is held to have been established. The other portions of Jhallawar, consisting of Clem Mahler and the Shahabab Pergunnah, will regranted by the British Government to a selected member of the Kotah branch of Zalim Singh I's family. An exchange, however, of Jhalrapatan for Shahabad will be effected under suitable conditions in order to retain the town of that name as the capital of the new State of Jhallawar. The decision was announced in Durbar on June 5, and when I receive a report of the proceedings of the Government of India I shall be happy to lay further papers relating to Jhallawar on the Table of the House.