§ Mr. MOONEY (for Mr. Kettle)asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the present president of the Medical College, Madras, was appointed to that post after having acted as surgeon on the personal staff of three successive governors of Madras; and what educational experience this gentleman possesses to qualify him for his present appointment?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe present principal of the Medical College, Madras, was surgeon to the Governor of Madras from May, 1892, to February, 1902. He has also held various other appointments in the medical service, and was professor of medical jurisprudence and professor of surgery for 21 years before he became 1187 principal. The appointment is one for which the authorities in India are responsible, and the Secretary of State sees no reason to question the propriety of their selection.