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CS.B.ll.8.37 835 COUNCIL OF STATE DEBATES WEDNESDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER, 1937 Vol. Il-No. 8 O rn C IA L REPORT CONTENTS Qiiostloitt and Answm Control of CoisUI T taISc of India BiU—Motion to refer to Select Committee, negatived PunUSnKD HY THK ftfANAGSR OF PCTJLICATIOXg, DKLin PniNTKD DY T M MaNAOKR, GOVWIXJIXXT OF IXDIA PllXSS, SniLA 1037 Price Five Annas CONTENTS. Pages. Monday, 13th September, 1937— Address by His Excellency the Viceroy to the Mmbers of the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly . 1—7 Tuesday, 14th September, 1 9 3 7 - Members Sworn . .... 9 Questions and A n s w e r s ......................................................... 9—35 Information promised in reply to questions laid on the table 36— 42 Agreements between the Eoserve Bank of India and certain Loca Governments laid on the ta b le ...................................... 42-73 Message from His Excellency the (Governor General . 74 V Committee on Petitions . • • • - 74 Death of Mr. Bijay KUmar Basu and Mr. Jatindra Chandr Banerjee ....... 74—70 Governor GeneraPs Assent to Bills .... 7e—77 Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly laid on the table 77 Standing Committee on Emigration . 77 Congratulations to recipients of Honours . 77—79 Resolution re Report of the Indian Railways Enquiry Committee-<^ Moved ........ 7 9 -«0 Wednesday, 15th September, 1937-^ Member Sworn . i . 81 Questions and Answers . 81—121 Resolution re Enquiry into the working of the E. I. R. Press— W i t h d r a w n ........................................................................... 121—2|J Resolution re Political exiles—N egatived..................................... 126-51 Resolution re Recruitment to the Public Services by examinations to be held in India only—Negatived . 151—63 Resolution re Local Advisory Committees of the B. N. R.— W i t h d r a w n ........................................................................... 163—66 Resolution re Protection of Indian interests in I'iji, British Guiana and Trinidad—Moved . 166 Monday, 20th September, 1937*^ Membeir Sworin . ' . : ; . 1 ^ Questions and Answers . • .* • * • • * ^ Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly laid on the table . 211 . Standing Committee on Emigration . 2 li Resolution re Protection of Indian interests in Fiji, Bintish Qniana and Trinidad . .... 212—25 Indian Succession Act (Amendment) Bill—Motion to intvodnee and circulate, a d o p t e d ........................................................225—27 P aqes. Monday, 20th September, 1937—oon^d. Resolution re Pay of ihe I.C.S.—Negatived . 227—65 Shebaity —Introrluocd . , Resolution re Noniinntion of members of the U.T.C. to the Indian ' Military Academy, Dehra Dun—Moved . 256 Wednesday, 22nd Septmbery 1937— Member Sworn . ......................................................... 257 Questions and Answers . • » - » - Information promised in reply to questions laid on the table . 280 Agreement between the Reserve Bank of India and the Qov- einmcnt of the North-West Frontier Province laid on the table .....................................................................................281—84 Libiory Committee of the Indian Legislature .... 285 Rt*solution re XoiTiin.H<?on of members of the U.T.C. to the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun—Negatived . 285—$00 Cutchi Memon Bill—Introduced ...... 301—02 Resolution rc (^aclet (!)orps in schools, etc.—^Negatived . 302—13 R(^solulion re Tax(*s oi» exccssivo profits of protected industries— W i t h d r a w n ........................................................................... 313—^21 Control of Coastal Traffic of India Bill—To be continued . 322—25 Thursday, 23rd September, 1 9 3 7 - Member B w o r a ........................................................................... 325 Motion for Adjournment re Appointment of a non-Indian as Economic Adviser to the Gfovemment pi l^ia-^iaallow ed 325—?;7 Resolution re Report of the Indian Railways Enquiry Committee- Adopted ..................................................................................... 327—83 Statement of Business . , . 383 tnesday, 28th September, 1 9 3 7 - Member 8worn ................................................. 385 Statement re Supplementary 'Questions . , . 385—89 Questions and A n s w e r s ................................................................. 3gg—94 Statement re Insurance B i l l ........................................................ 395 Statement of Business . : , , 395— 96 Petroleum (Borar Extension) Bill—Considered and passed . 3 9 6 ^ 7 Rules and Regulations Continuance Bill—Considered and passed 397—98 Federal Court Bill—Considered and passed . 398 __99 Wednesday, 29th September, 1937— Questions and Answers . , . , 401___ 06 Control of Coastal Trafilc of India Bill-r-Motion to refer.to Select CoBomttee, negatived . , . ^ . 40&-62 lU P ages, rfaWiay, 2nd Octol)er, 1937— ,. ^ ^ j; >; Questions aj^ Answers . • • • • . ^ 463—80 D^eit Conventions and Recommendations of the Internationai ' ‘ Labour Conference laid on the ta b le ....................................... 48Q—605 ^ ^ Agreement between the Governor of Bengal and the Reserve Bank ‘ of India laid on the ta b l e ................................................ 505—09 Cukhi Monon Bill—Motion to circulate, adopted . 609 —W Muslim Personal Low (Shariat) Application Bill—Considered and p a s s e d .................................................................. ......... 510—11 Resolution re Ratifiraliou of the international Agreement for the ■ regulation of ]»rodu<jtion and marketing of sugar—Adopted 611—64 Bills passed by the Ijcgislative Assembly Wd on the table . 564 Statement of B u s i n e s s .................................................................. 666 Tuesday, 6th October, 1937— ^ , Questions and A n s w e r s ............................................... 667—94 ^ Information promised in r^ply to questions laid on the table . 594—98 j Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly laid on the table . , 698 Indian Tariff (Second Amendment) Bill—Considered and passed 698—99 Indian Securities (Amendment) Bill—Considered and passed . 699—60(/ |^[onday^ 15th Kovember, 1937- Members S w o r n ........................................................................... 601 Death of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald . 601-^-^ w Questions and A n sw ers.................................................................... 60^^19 Congratulations to Rai Bahadur A. L. Banerjee on his appoint ment as Assistant Registrar in the Federal Court . 619 ' Iiitormation promieed in reply to questions laid on the table . 620;—26 Agreements between the Reserve Bank of India and the Gk)vem- J . ] ment of Bombay laid on the table . 626^30 Bill paased by the Legislative Assembly laid on the table . 630 . Insurance Bill—Motion to consider— To he continued . 631—65 ZoesdBiy, 16th Kovember, 1937— ((' Questions and Answers . ......................................................... 6 6 7 ^ 8 Insurance Bill—Motion to consider—To be continued . 668—708 Wednesday, 17th November, 1937— Questions and A n s w e r s ........................................................ 709—^20 Insurance Bill—Motion to consider, adopted—To he continued . 721—40 Friday, 19th November, 1937- Member S w o r n ........................................................................... 743 Questions and A n s w e r s ................................................................. 743—58 Motion for Adjournment re Report of the Wheeler Committee on the reorganization of the Secretariat—^Allowed . 769—U IV Friday, 19th November, 1937— contd. ‘ ' " lAfiormation promiBed in reply to question laid on the table . *761 Insurailee^ Biil^bnaideration of clausefl— To he continued . 761—94 ‘ ' Motion for Adjournment re Report of the Wheeler Committee on the t^rganiiation of the Seeretarm^—Talked out . 794—815 (>() (I.N'i • Mbnd^, 22nd November, 1937— Membe^, ,Sworn . - .......... 817 n Questions and A n s w e r s ..........................................................................817—^18 Motions for Adjournment re (1) iiatification of the International r : I Sugfar Afrreeraew and (2) Contribution madfe by His Majesty's , Government towards mechanization of the Army in India— ' ’ Disallowed .......... ..........................................................818—1^ '' Insurance Bill—Consideration of clauses— To be continued . 819—6^ Tuesday, 23rd November, 1937— ^ Qtifestions and Answers .......863 liiformatibri ptoinised in reply to question laid on the table 8 6 3 ^ 5 ' Insurance Bill—CdAsiddrAtion of Clauses—To he continued . 865—911 ■^^tfnesday, 24t)i Npven^ber, 1937— Information promised in reply to questions laid on the table 913—1^^ Insurance Bill—Consideration of clauses—concluded . 914—66 tU‘‘ . - • ^Qicf^^y, 26th November, 1937— r ill Short Notice Question and Answer . .... ■ )957 Motion Adjournir*ent Appointment of Mr. Salt as Ento^ Oji) mologist to the ;Imperi^l Council ol Agrieultural Resekrch^ ^ ^ Disallpwed . .................................................................. ^57^-60 0*'J "'3 . '' ' ‘ j • ' * ■ ' ’ ' Information pi^omi^ed in reply to questions laid on the table 960 Oj; I^ipsiji^rance Bill—Motion to pass . 961—74 Statement re Mptipp for Adjwrnmemt re Appointment of Mr. Salt as Entomologist; to the Imperial Council of A^icultural ' ‘^Research . ......................................................... 976 Insurance Bill—Motion to pass, adopted . 976*-^* 80 Indian Mines (Amendment) Bill—Considered and passed . 987^91 0‘: Oh ; it (X)UNCIL OP STATE. W«dne»iay, 29th SeptenAer, 1 9 ^