§ MR. MONCKTON (Northants, N.)I Leg to ask the Secretary of State for India if be can inform the House whether the plague has reached Durbungur and Muzaffarpur in Behar; and, if so, what is the rate of mortality?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON, Middlesex, Ealing)The plague reached Durbungur a month ago. During the fortnight ended 3rd April 42 plague deaths were reported from the Darbhangah district. For the fortnight ended 24th April only one plague death has been reported. One plague death was reported from the Muzaffarpur district during the week ended 3rd April. Since that week and before that week no plague deaths are reported to have occurred in that district.