There is not one of your Lordships who has paid attention to the subject who is not aware of the great advantage to the Public Service which was rendered by LordFlphinstone, when Governor of Bombay, at the time of the Indian Mutiny; and I venture to suggest that, even if this separation be made, at least some kind of legislative provision should be introduced, enabling, in a time of Difficulty Or Crisis, either the Government of India or the Government at home to give certain authority to the Madras and Bombay Governments, if necessity should arise.

Yet it is worse than that, because this body that behaves in such a way - the Police Federation - finds that many of its members, while they still look to it to represent them in times of Difficulty Or Crisis, say that they would not otherwise pay their subscriptions.