§ Mr. MOONEY (on behalf of Mr. Kettle)asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can say how many times in the week the assistant surgeons at the General Hospital and the Eye Hospital, Madras, are allowed to perform major operations; and whether the operation work is restricted exclusively to members of the Indian medical service?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe Secretary of State has no information on the subject.
§ Mr. MOONEYWill the Secretary of State inquire?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEIt does not seem to me to be a very important point.
§ Mr. MOONEYDid the hon. Gentleman say that it was not an important point?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEI did say that it did not seem an important point. I will ask the Secretary of State whether he will inquire.