§ 2. Mr. ANNESLEY SOMERVILLEasked the Secretary of State for India whether he is satisfied that due weight is being given to the opposition amongst the inhabitants of Bangalore, who number 135,000 and are living under British laws and paying British taxes, to the proposed retrocession of Bangalore to Mysore; and whether there is any precedent for handing over a British community to native rule?
§ Mr. BUTLERMy right hon. Friend is satisfied that, in considering the question whether any portion of the Bangalore Assigned Tract should be retroceded to Mysore, the Government of India will give due weight to the views of the inhabitants concerned. With regard to the second part of the Question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the replies given to my Noble Friend the Member for Kinross and Western Perth (Duchess of Atholl) on the 30th July.
§ Mr. SOMERVILLEIn view of the unsatisfying nature of the reply, I beg to give notice that I shall raise this question at the most convenient opportunity.