§ 1. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for India if he can state the number of floggings that have taken place in Burmah in the last six months; how many of these floggings were public; the number of lashes given in each case; the instrument by which the punishment was inflicted; and the composition of the court-martial or other Court that passed these sentences?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Montagu)The figures are returned annually. I have no figures later than those for last year and I see no reason to call for a special inquiry. The canings are not public and the sentences are passed by the ordinary civil Courts. There have been no court-martials in Burmah for offences other than those of a purely military nature.