§ 23. Major O'NEILLasked the Secretary of State for India whether he can say where the paper used by the Indian Army headquarters at Simla for the publication of Army Orders, etc., is manufactured; whether he is aware that it is of an unseemly colour and of bad quality; and whether he is prepared to recommend to the Government of India that they should adopt a paper of better quality and of a different colour?
§ Mr. FISHERThe paper to which my hon. Friend refers is made in India, and during the War the importation of the necessary chemicals and other material was restricted. A better quality paper would involve higher costs, the kind used suits requirements satisfactorily, and the Secretary of State sees no reason to interfere with the discretion of the Government of India in the matter.