Mr. Brodrick's statement was on the whole very favourably received
on both sides of the House. Sir Henry Fowler dissented from the grounds on which the great increase of military expenditure was demanded, but approved of the compromise arrived at on the question of military administra- tion.. He also quoted with much effect the speeches made by Lord Curzon in the Council of India defining the attitude of the Indian Government on the Fisealquestion. This point was further developed by Mr. Haldane, who paid a handsome tribute to Lord Curzon for his impartiality, fearlessness, and 1118 einphatic declaration about Free-trade as the proper policy in India. An amendment moved by Mr. Wason, proposing that periodical Parliamentary inquiries into the administration of India should be held, and that the salary of the Secretary of State for India should be put on the Estimates, having been rejected by 116 to 65 votes, the usual Resolution as to the Budget was agreed to.
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