MR. H. ROBERTS (Denbighshire, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether there is any special reason why the Explanatory Memorandum of the Indian Financial Statement has this year been issued in such an abridged form; and whether the portions of the statement omitted upon this occasion will be published and be placed in the hands of Members before the discussion of the Financial Statement takes place at the end of the Session?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON,) Middlesex, EalingThe Explanatory Memorandum was issued this year in an abridged form in order that, before the Debate of the East India Loan Bill, the House might be in possession of all the material information necessary for a discussion. I was not aware that there was any wish for the enlarged Memorandum of previous years, but, if such a feeling exists, I will lay on the Table a Supplementary Paper giving such portions of the usual Statement as were omitted in the Memorandum already issued.