§ SIR H. COTTON (Nottingham, E.)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn, to the statements of one Brindaban, a native of the Punjab, regarding the ill-treatment of Indian emigrants in the Mauritius; and whether he will cause inquiry to be made into the matter.
(Answered by Colonel Seely.) I have seen the statements, but I have no 451 reason to believe that they are accurate; the Secretary of State will, however, bring them to the Governor's notice and invite his observations.