§ 5. Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Secretary of State for India if the Joint Committee now sitting on the new Indian rules is taking into consideration the desirability of the representation of the zamindars on the Council of State and their request that they should be given separate representation on the body, in view of their interests in the country and their loyalty to the throne?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThe Government of India and their non-official advisory committee carefully considered this question and decided that there was no need to provide in the Council of State 2352 (as they have provided in the Legislative Assembly) for separate representation of landholders as such, in view of the fact that the composition of the electorates for that body is such that the landlords may be expected to secure their due share of the elective seats. The Joint Select Committee saw no reason to differ from this conclusion.