§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Undersecretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to the latest Report of the Civil Justice Committee of the Government of India on the Administration of Civil Justice in Burma, especially the reference therein to numerous irregularities and mistakes and the appointment of junior magistrates to posts for which they have acquired practically no experience or training; whether these junior magistrates are empowered to pass sentence of death; why the proposals of the Islington Committee of 1912, that junior magistrates should undergo training under a subordinate Judge, are stated in the above Report to be still under the consideration of the Secretary of State and awaiting his orders; and will he inform the House what steps he proposes to take to remedy this state of affairs?
§ Earl WINTERTONI have not been able to understand the reference made in the hon. Member's question and shall be obliged if he will let me know the particular Report which he has in mind and the passages to which he refers. I will then endeavour to reply to the question.