§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if the Convention in the Montagu-Chelmsford Report has been observed which recommended that in Provincial Legislative Councils on subjects transferred to the control of Ministers, official members should abstain from voting and leave the decision of the question to the non-official members of the Council?
§ Earl WINTERTONAs a general rule this suggestion has not been followed. In April, 1921, the Bengal Council negatived without a division a proposal to the effect of that indicated in the question.