§ 5. Sir J. D. REESasked whether a mass meeting of the Indian students in Glasgow was held in the University Union on the 13th May, at which resolutions were unanimously passed to the effect that the Under-Secretary of State for India is labouring under misapprehension in thinking that the position of the adviser of Indian students at the University of Glasgow is now better understood; that the students still hold to their old decision and will have no official connection with the adviser; that the engineering students have not derived any benefit from him in the shape of practical training in the summer vacation; and that they strongly protest against the maintenance of this office; and whether the Government proposes to take any action on these resolutions?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI am informed that the "mass meeting" referred to was a small meeting of about forty persons, to which all Indian students in Glasgow were not invited, and at which some of those present bore witness to the useful work done by the adviser. It is not the fact that Indian students in Glasgow generally refuse to consult the adviser, and derive no benefit from his assistance. Twenty-six Indian students have consulted him in the last few weeks, and in several cases he has obtained for them facilities for practical training without the payment of any premium. The Government and the students have every reason to be satisfied with the adviser's work, and I am confident that knowledge and experience will remove the misapprehensions on which such opposition to the officer as exists is based.
§ Mr. KINGCan the hon. Gentleman say how many Indian students there are in the University of Glasgow.?
§ Mr. MONTAGUA considerable number, but I should not like to quote the figures from memory.