§ 1. Brigadier-General CHARTERISasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if final decisions have now been arrived at in regard to the extension of the provisions of the Lee Commission Report to officers of the provincial services of non-Asiatic domicile; and, if so, whether the comprehensive list of beneficiaries can now be made available?
§ Sir SAMUEL HOAREI have been asked to reply. My noble Friend the Secretary of State for India has to-day received an advance copy of the Government of India's despatch containing their final views regarding the outstanding cases. Consideration of their proposals will be pressed on in advance of the receipt of the official despatch, but in view of the date on which the House may be expected to rise it will not be possible to publish a list of the bene- 2536 ficiaries before the end of the Session. As soon as such a, list is available, my noble Friend will be prepared to send a copy to any hon. Member who desires one.
§ Brigadier-General CHARTERISDoes that mean that the list will not be published until the House meets again, or during the Recess?
§ Sir S. HOAREI am not quite sure, but I will ask my noble Friend to communicate with the hon. and gallant Member.
§ Brigadier-General CHARTERISIs it possible to publish the list at once, as this is a matter of great anxiety to a large number of deserving people?
§ Sir S. HOAREI will bring that view to the attention of my noble Friend.