§ Sir C. YATEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he can state what communication has been made by the Secretary of State to the Government of India with reference to the speech of the Secretary of State on the subject of the salt tax in India?
§ Mr. RICHARDSNo, Sir. My Noble Friend sees no reason to depart from the long-established and well-recognised practice under which communications to and from the Government of India are treated as confidential.