§ 16. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Secretary of State for India, if he will inform the House of the number of seats in the new provincial council in the North-West Frontier province; how many of these are to be filled by nominations and how many by election; and how many persons in the province will have the right to exercise a vote in the forthcoming elections to the council and what proportion these bear to the total population of the province?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe council is to consist of 40 members of whom 28 will be elected and the remainder nominated. The number of persons with the right to 680 vote under the Electoral Rules is expected to be approximately 4 per cent. of the total population of the province.