§ MR. CAINEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether he can explain why there has been so long a delay in appointing a successor to the late Mr. Seshagiri Sastriar. Sanskrit Professor of the Madras Presidency College; and whether it is intended to appoint a native of India to the vacant post.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONI am not aware of the exact date of Mr. Sheshagiri Sastriar's death, but I observe that in 422 a list published last January his name appears, and I have no reason to suppose that any unreasonable delay has taken place in filling up the vacancy, nor do I know the intentions of the Madras Government.