§ MR. REESTo ask the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the memorial of the Madras Landholders Association against the Madras Landed Estates Bill is still under the consideration of the Secretary of State in Council.
(Answered by Mr. Buchanan.) The memorial in Question, dated the 6th May 1908, has received the careful attention of the Secretary of State in connection with the Act to which it referred. After full consideration he decided to leave the Act, to which the Viceroy had already assented, to its operation. But insomuch as it deals with complicated and difficult questions, the Secretary of State has directed that its working should be carefully watched. Any amendments of its provisions which experience may show to be needed will doubtless be made the subject of legislation with no unnecessary delay.