News of the Week T T has been made known by
the India Office that the- Report of Sir Harcourt 'Butler's Committee on the position of the Indian States in relation to future reforms in British India was received at the end of last week. The Report will, no doubt, he sent by LOrd Teel, in accordance with custom, to the GiiVerriiiient of -India, and it will not be laid before the Cabinet until LOrd - Peel and the Government of India have ekehanged" opinions. More- over, the heads of the Indian States in the" Chamber of Princes last :week requested the Viceroy to allow thein to read the.Reftert and give their views upon it as _scion as possible. : Lord Irwin did- not Make 'a. definite promise, but he said that this wish should-be..".full3r._Considered,". and it may be taken for granted that nothing will be done before the Datbars have expreased their views... Thus there must be Some delayfortunately a fruitful delay- .... before the itelort dimes 165rethe-Cabinet. "
