§ * MR. REES (Montgomery Boroughs)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether the British trade agent at Gyantse has been withdrawn; and whether the like official at Gartok has been, and will be, retained.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA (Mr. MORLEY,) Montrose BurghsNo, the British trade agent at Gyantse has not been withdrawn, nor the agent who was appointed at Gartok under Article 5 of the Lhasa Convention.