HC Deb 21 May 1935 vol 302 cc1035-6

7.52 p.m.

Sir S. HOARE

I beg to move, in page 146, line 33, to leave out "any named native of any."

This and the following Amendments are intended to cover an oversight in the original draft of the Bill. The Governor-General in Council, with the approval of the Secretary of State, can make appointments to the Service out of the Indian States and out of the tribal areas and territories adjacent to India. The object of the Amendments is to continue this power.

Further Amendments made: In page 146, line 38, leave out "any named native of any."

In line 41, at the end, insert: (3) The Secretary of State may declare that any named subject of an Indian State, or any named native of a tribal area or territory adjacent to India, shall be eligible for appointment by him to any civil service under the Crown in India to which he makes appointments, and any person who, having been so declared eligible, is appointed to such a service, shall be eligible to hold any civil Office under the Crown inIndia."—[Sir S. Hoare.]