§ 79. Mr. AMMONasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it is the intention of the Government to abolish the posts of Commissioners in the United Provinces, as recommended by the Fremantle Committee in 1921?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Fremantle Committee did not recommend the abolition of Commissioners, but their reduction from ten to five. For administrative reasons, the United Provinces Government were unable to accept this recommendation, though they have recently intimated in Debate their willingness to consider whether the reduction of any particular Commissionership could be recommended to my Noble Friend.