§ SIR ELLIS ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Sheffield, Ecclesall)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether the other two Members of the Government of Bombay agreed with the Governor in his acceptance of the nomination of Ganguhdar Tilak to the Legislative Council?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONI stated yesterday in this House that the Governor alone is responsible for the acceptance or refusal of a nomination to the Legislative Council. Members of the Bombay Council do not share this responsibility, and I have, therefore, no information as to their opinions on the subject of this nomination.
§ SIR E. ASHMEAD - BARTLETTasked whether it was not the usual practice in the cases of appointments of this kind for the head of the Government to consult the other Members of the Government?
§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONI do not know what the practice is; but, as the responsibility rests with the Governor, I think it is undesirable to enlarge that responsibility.