§ CAPTAIN NORTON (Newington, W.)To ask the Secretary of State for India by what department or under whose authority have certain proposals been made to the effect that native officers in the Indian Armies on promotion or entrance into commission rank are required to pass an examination in the English language; if such orders have been formulated, has the text thereof been brought to the notice of the Council of India; and will any opportunity be afforded for the reconsideration of such proposals before being finally adopted.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) No proposals of this kind have yet been submitted to me, and I have no information on the subject, but I will inquire.