§ MR. J. F. HOPE (Sheffield, Brightside)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India a Question of which I have given him private notice, viz., whether the text of the treaty with Afghanistan, published in The Times this morning, is accurate, and when the official copy will be distributed to Members.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordThe text of the treaty, as published in The Times, is, as far as I know, substantially accurate. The distribution of copies will take place in the course of the next two or three hours. The Paper was laid on the Table last night, and was, therefore, accessible to Members in the Vote Office. But no copy was sent to any newspaper.