§ SIR H. COTTON (Nottingham, E.)To ask the Secretary of State for India whether the post of Commercial Minister in the Viceroy's Executive Council in India is now vacant; and, if so, whether in filling up the appointment, he will give effect to the original intention of selecting for the office a practical representative of commerce and industry and railway management.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.) There is a vacancy on the Council of the 1721 Governor General of India. I am unable at present to make any statement as to my intentions for filling it.