Sir HERBERT ROBERTSasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the inquiry ordered by the Government of Bengal into the issue of liquor licences in the Khond districts, against which public protests of the people have been made, had been concluded; whether he was in a position to state the nature 180 of the report of the Commissioner; and what action the Government of Bengal had taken in the matter?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Montagu)The Secretary of State has no information about the matter other than that contained in a letter and a leading article in the Calcutta "Statesman" of 16th February, 1910, to which his attention has been directed by my hon. Friend. He has called for a report from the Government of Bengal on the points mentioned in the question.