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Rh these changes have been followed, with variations, in the provincial administrations. Above all, it should be added that, even on the executive council of the governor-general, which is the very stronghold and central keep of our position, an Indian member has been introduced, together with similar appointments to the provincial executive councils. Finally, we have the appointment of two Indian gentlemen on the Indian council in Whitehall.

This is indeed, as Lord Morley has termed it, "the opening of a very important chapter " in the history of our relations with India. The most recent official information furnished in July 1911 is that "it is the opinion of all concerned in the government of India that this scheme has been a complete success, and that the standard of work in the new legislative councils is worthy of the highest praise." Perhaps hard facts are not quite of this roseate bloom: suffice it that, in spite of several acknowledged drawbacks, the experiment so far has done well.

It has been stated recently by the representative of India in the House of Commons that the country is not "ripe" for any further modification, and that henceforth "Indians must turn their attention to organising an industrial population." But, after all, this enlargement of the councils so that more Indians may be responsibly associated with ourselves, is a policy which, however excellent, must not conceal from view the wider proportions of the future.