§ Mr. COURTHOPEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been directed to the action of the Administrator-General of Bengal in connection with the estate of the late Mr. W. Knox Johnson, principal of Queen's College, Jubbulpore, who died on 19th June, 1906; whether securities and an insurance policy were realised and commission charged, property sold under disadvantageous conditions, and documents destroyed, against the expressed wish of Mrs. Johnson, sole executrix and legatee of the testator; whether the Administrator-General has refused to hand over any part of the property or to render an account thereof to Mrs. Johnson unless she signs a full release; and whether the Secretary of State will order an inquiry to be made into all the circumstances of the case?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (The Master of Elibank)As stated in my reply to the hon. Member for Andover on the 27th ultimo, the Secretary of State and my predecessor have personally looked into this case, and the Secretary of State does not propose to interfere with the action of the Administrator-General of Bengal in his administration of the estate.