§ 4. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware of the Burmese opposition to the Local Self-Government Bill now before the Burma Legislative Council; and whether he will have this measure postponed, as in most provinces of India, till after the grant of dyarchy to Burma, when local government will become a transferred subject?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI have not yet received the proceedings of the Legislative Council relating to this Bill, and have seen no evidence of popular opposition to it.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODDoes not the right hon. Gentleman get the Burmese papers, and has not he observed the opposition?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI have not observed any popular opposition to it. If my hon. and gallant Friend has any observations to make, I shall be glad to receive them.
§ 6. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Secretary of State for India whether he will lay Papers showing the correspondence between the Government of India and the India Office concerning the Burma constitution, which has been published in the Burma newspapers of 30th April?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI am not quite sure what correspondence the hon. and gallant Member has in mind, but I gather that the correspondence recently published in Burma is that which was presented to Parliament on 11th March as Cmd. 1194.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODCan we have the subsequent correspondence between the Government of India and the India Office published, to complete the series of papers?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI am afriad that I must look to see what correspondence there is before I can give any assurance.