§ MR. C. J. O'DONNELL (Newington, Walworth)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India if be will forbid the unnecessary publication in the official gazette of personal orders regarding the feudatory princes of India, such as the recent restriction of their freedom to travel, which they regard as injurious to their ancient dignity and in contravention of their treaty rights; and whether he will deprecate the use by the India Office of the discourteous term "Native Chiefs" when referring to these princes of India, who are officially addressed as "Your Highness."
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. MORLEY, Montrose Burghs)I see no reason, as at present advised, to issue orders as suggested in the first part of the Question. I am not sure that I perceive any discourtesy in the term "Native Chiefs," and I need hardly say no discourtesy can be intended.