§ MR. ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)To ask the Secretary of State for India, who are now members of the Council of the Secretary of State; what was the previous official career, if any, of each member; what was the date of his appointment; and what is the date of its expiration.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.) The following are the particulars asked for including the principal official services, if any, of each Member of Council:—
| Name. | Previous Official Career. | Date of Appointment. | Date on which tenure of Office will expire. |
| Mackay, Sir James Lyle, G.C.M.G., K.C.I.E. | President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, 1890–3. Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council, 1891. His Majesty's Special Commissioner for Commercial Negotiations with China, 1901–2. Re - appointed Member of Council for five years from 27th April, 1907, under 32 and 33 Vic. c. 97, sec. 3. | 27th April, 1907. | 26th April, 1912. |
| Edge, Sir John, Kt., LL.B., K.C. | Chief Justice, North-Western Provinces, 1886–98. Member of Royal Commission on South African War, 1902. | 30th March, 1898. | 29th March, 1908. |
| Hutchins, Sir Philip Perceval, K.C.S.I. | Judge of the High Court, Madras, 1883. Member of the Council of the Governor of Madras, 1886. Member of the Governor-General's Council, 1888. Secretary, Judicial and Public Department, India Office, 30th November, 1893 to 31st July, 1898. | 1st August, 1898. | 31st July, 1908. |
| Lee, Warner, Sir William, K.C.S.I. | Additional Member of the Governor-General's Council, 1893. Resident in Mysore and Chief Commissioner of Coorg, 1895. Secretary, Political and Secret Department, India Office, 18th September, 1895 to 11th November, 1902. | 12th November, 1902. | 11th November, 1912. |
| Barnes, Sir Hugh Shakespeare, K.O.S.I., K.C.V.O. | Resident and Agent for the Governor-General in Baluchistan, 1896. Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, 1900. Lieutenant-Governor of Burma, 1903. | 9th May, 1905. | 8th May, 1915. |
| Barr, Lieut.-Colonel Sir David William Keith, K.G.S.I. | Agent for the Governor-General in Central India, 1895. Resident at Hyderabad, 1900. | 16th August, 1905. | 15th August, 1915. |
| Name. | Previous Official Career. | Date of Appointment. | Date on which tenure of Office will expire. | |
| Schuster, Sir Felix Otto, Bart. | — | — | 26th April, 1906. | 25th April, 1916. |
| Morison, Theodore | Formerly Principal of the Mahomedan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh. | 19th December, 1906. | 18th December, 1916. | |
| Egerton, General Sir Charles Comyn, G. C. B., D. S. O. | Assistant Quartermaster-General, Bengal, 1895. Commanding Secundera-bad Division, 1904–7. A.D.O. to the Sovereign, 1896–1902. | 5th February, 1907. | 4th February, 1917. | |
| Appointed for Seven Years under The Council of India Act, 1907. | ||||
| Lawrence, Sir Walter Roper, Bart., G.C.I.E. | Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Revenue and Agricultural Department, 1886. Settlement Officer, Kashmir, 1889. Private Secretary to the Viceroy (Lord Curzon), 1899–1903. | 16th October, 1907. | 15th October, 1914. | |
| La Touche, Sir James John Digges, K.C.S.I. | Chief Secretary to Government, North-Western Provinces and Ough, 1893. Additional Member of Viceroy's Legislative Council, 1897 and 1899. Lieutenant - Governor, North-Western Provinces and Oudh, 1901. | 1st November, 1907. | 31st October, 1914. | |
| Bilgrami, Saiyid Husain, C.S.I. | Formerly Director of Public Instruction, Hyderabad, and Member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council. | 11th November, 1907. | 10th November, 1914. |