§ MR. HAROLD COX (Preston)I beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the attention of the Secretary of State has been called to the efforts now being made in various self-governing British Colonies to exclude from such Colonies His Majesty's Indian subjects on the ground of differences in race and colour; and whether he will consider the desirability of providing by legislation that no white person born or domiciled in any such self-governing Colony shall be eligible for any post of profit under the Indian Government.
§ MR. BUCHANANThe Secretary of State does not consider it desirable to take action as suggested in the Question.
§ *MR. REESIs the hon. Gentleman aware that in many native States in India Europeans are prevented from settling or holding any office under the State?
§ MR. BUCHANANThat hardly arises out of the Question on the Paper.
§ MR. BYLES (Salford, N.)May I ask whether this treatment by the Colonies of His Majesty's subjects on the ground of colour is not aggravating the unrest in India itself?
§ *MR. SPEAKERThat is a matter of opinion.