§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state what steps have been taken to secure the education of the children of tea-garden coolies in the province of Assam.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.) In June last the Government of India requested the Governments of Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam to depute special officers to inquire into the whole question of the education of children on tea plantations, and to submit proposals, in consultation with the planters, for improved arrangements. Reports have since been received, and the Government of India propose to address me on the subject as soon as they have received and considered the views of the local governments and of the district officers concerned.