§ 21. Mr. WEDGWOODasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the Government propose to take any steps to inquire into the administration of justice in Burma in connection with the sentence passed on Mr. Channing Arnold and the acquittal of Mr. Andrews by Mr. M'Cormick?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Harold Baker)A petition for leave to appeal has now been lodged on behalf of Mr. Arnold with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Its hearing must, of course, be awaited. As regards the last words of the question, I may observe that Mr. Andrews was the acquitting magistrate and Mr. M'Cormick the accused.
§ Mr. WEDGWOODMay I ask my hon. Friend whether Mr. Arnold is finding the expenses for the appeal, or whether the Government are assisting him, and further whether Mr. Andrews is finding the expenses for his defence, or whether the Government are defending him?