Replying to an address presented by the Mahomedans of Akyab the Lieutenant-Governor said [in Rangoon] that special preference to Mussalman candidates for Government service in Arakan could be considered if it was shown that qualified candidates were unable to obtain a reasonable share of the appointments because of racial or religious discrimination against them. The appointment of a Mahomedan deputy inspector of schools to the divisional educational board would be considered. The demand for a Mahomedan representative from Arakan on the legislative council had to be considered with the general scheme of reforms now engaging the consideration of the Government. The demand was opposed to the body of Mahomedan opinion in Rangoon which had expressed itself against the necessity of communal representation of Indians in Burma. The fourth request for the last day of Mohorrum to be gazetted as a holiday required examination.
