DR.RUTHERFORD (Middlesex, Brentford)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India when it is intended to make permanent appointments to the two puisne judgeships of His Majesty's High Court at Madras, which have been vacant for the past six months; and whether, bearing in mind the recommendations of the Public Service Commission, and the advisability of associating to a larger extent qualified persons of Indian nationality with the executive and judicial administration of the country, due consideration will be paid to the claims of Indian lawyers to one of the appointments.
§ MR. MORLEYProposals regarding the strength of the Madras High Court are now under my consideration in council. As soon as orders have been passed, very shortly, I hope, I shall proceed to make appointments. The view which the hon. Member represents will be borne in mind, but I must remind him that the constitution of the Court is fixed by law.