(d) No financial or (d) That until the India Council administrative powers in regard can be abolished by substituting to reserved subjects should be Indian control for the control transferred to the provincial of Parliament over the affairs Governments until such time as of India, it should be a mere they are made responsible advisory body with its strength regarding them to electorates, reduced to 8 members, four of and until then the control of whom should be Indians. Parliament and the Secretary of State should continue. (c) That at least a major part of the cost of the India Office (b) The Council of India shall should be borne by the British be abolished, and there shall be Exchequer. two permanent Undersecretaries to assist the Secretary of State (b) That Indian opinion should for India, one of whom shall be be represented on the Committee an Indian. appointed to report upon the organisation of the India Office (c) All charges in respect to and the evidence of Indian the India Office establishment witnesses invited. shall be placed on the British estimates. (d) The committee to be appointed to examine and report on the present constitution of the Council of India shall contain an adequate Indian element. _Mahomedan Representation_ Resolution VII. The proportion (VIII) (d) Mahomedan of Mahomedans in the Legislative representation in every Council and the Legislative legislature should be in the Assembly as laid down in the proportions mentioned in the Congress-League Scheme must be Scheme adopted by the Congress maintained. and the Muslim League at Lucknow in 1916. _Army Commissions_ Resolution XII. This Congress (b) This Conference strongly places on record its deep urges that Indians should be disappointment at the altogether nominated to 20 per cent., inadequate response made by the to start with, of King's Government to the demand for the commissions in the Indian Army grant of commissions to Indians and that adequate provision for in the army, and is of opinion training them should be made in that steps should be immediately this country itself. taken so as to enable the grant to Indians at an early date of at least 25 per cent. of the commissions in the army, the proportions to be gradually increased to 50 per cent. within a period of ten years. _Public Services_