Dhmanjayuao Gadgil Libnry " IlllllllmBllIlDlmftl ; GIPB-PtJNE.OlSJ42 EAST INDIA (INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, 1916-18). , . I ~ MINU·TES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE INDIAN... INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, ,~ ;1 1916-18. VOL. V.--PUNJAB, ASSA)f, BURMA, AND GENERAL. Prmnted to Parliament by Command of His mai¢sty. L. PUBLISHED BY HIS M.-\. 'S S'l'ATIONERY OFFICE. To be purchased throllg .n.y BookBeller or .hrectJy frcOl ' H.M. STATIONERY OFf'ICE at the following •• ldresse8: • IIllPIIIRIAL HOUSE, KI"1GSWAY, LoNDON, W.O. 2, aud 28, ABINGDON STREET, LONDON, S.W.1; 37, PETER STREET, MANCHESTBR; l, ST. ANDREW'S CRESCENT, CARDIPI'; . 23, FORTH STREET, EDINBURGH; . or from E. PONSONBY, LTD., 116, GRAI'TON STREET, DUBLIN. lPRINTBD IN INDlA.] 1919. fCmd. 23~.] Pric~ 7$. Net. X 9.:2 ,N16t E3.S 153"17 ." List of Witnesses. ""Berial Order. No. -~II: Fogo. -, Lahore. 86b. Mit. R. McINTOSH! Cons!lrvator pf Forests" ~njab 1-;-12 361 MR. E. A. SCOTr, Signal Engineer, North-Western Railway, Lahore 12-J.~ 362 LALA NAND LAL PURl, Sectet~ry,.the Punjab National Bank, Limited, 20-29- Lahore.'. - 863 SARDAR JOGENDRA SINGH, Taluqdar of Aira and of Iqbalnagar 80-47 .864 fuI BAHADUR MOHAN LAt" Proprietor of the firm of Rai Sahib M. Gulab 48-55- • Singh &; Sonl!, Lahore. • • 865 ~AlOR E. L. WARD, I.M.S., InspectoI~General of PIisons, Punjab 55-58 866 MR. H. T. CONVILLE, Zamindar, Montgomery • 58-63 36' HON'BLE MR. C. A. H. TOWNSEND, I.C.S., Director of Agriculture and 64-85 Industries, Puiijab. 868 MR. W. S. HAMILTON, -l.C.S., Deputy Commissioner, Karnai 86-1O:~ 869 MR. L. H. TAFFS, Inspector of Factories, Punjab, North-WestFrontier 108-121 Province, Delhi and Ajmer-MeIwar&.. 870· MR. E. D. DIGNASSE, fu'm of Messrs. Neison, King and Simson, Lah~re. lll8-i8;> .871 PANDIT HARI KISHAN KAUL, Rai Bahadur, C.I.E., "Deputy Commissioner 13Q-146 . for CIimina.1 Tribe.s, ~nja.b, Lahore. 372 RAt SAllIB PANNA W, ProprietOl', Upper India Glass Works, Ambalti. 147-16() • 873 MR. GANDA SINGH UBEnat, MessI'II. Uberoi, Limited, .Sialkot 160-17() '874 LALA HARK~SHEN LAI" Bar'1't-Law, Lahore 171-196 • 375 MR. H. CALVERT, I.C.S., Registrar, Co-operative Societies, and Joint 196-213 Stock CompaAies, Punjab. • 876' PANDIT BALAK R.6.ll PANDYA, Auditor of Accounts, Lahore 214-226 871 RAt SAHIIl RueHl RAM SAHNI, .M.A. F.e.S., Professor of Chemistry, 226-232 • Government College, LahOlll, and Fellow of the P\IDjab U"niversity, Lahore. • 878 MR. PETER CARTER SPEERS, Professor of Chemistry, Forman Christian 288-242 College, Lahore. 879 RAt BAllADUR GANGA R.UI, C.I.E., M.V.O., Lahore • 248-253 380 RAI BAHADUR LALA DAMODAR DAS, formerly' Additional Judge in charge 2M-267 of IJquidation Work at Lahore, now District and Sessions Judge, Kamal • • 881 MR. LIONBL HUTH, Principal, Mayo School of Art. Lahore • 268-289 S82 LALA MULl: RAI, Ban Doab Bank, Lahore • 290-295• ii- List of Witnesses-contcZ. SerialOrder-contd. No. Naome. Page. Lahore -co ncZiJ. S83 RAX SAHIB LALA MIltl M.\L, Executive Engineer, Raya'Division, Upper 29:1-296 Chenab Canal. ... 384 MIt. D. HAItI GOPAL DUGGAL, Managing Proprietor, Krishna Cutlery 296-299 W olks, Wazirabad. Jl85 MIt. WILLIAM RAITT, F.C.S., Chemical Engineer and Cellnlose Expert, 300-3(J~ Consnlting Cellulose and' Paper Expert attached to the Forest Research Institnte, Dehra Dun, United Provinces. Amritsar. • 386 K~AN BAHADUR SHAIKH GULAM SAUIK, Carpet Manufacturer, Amritsar. 304--312 ._387 MIt. JOHN ASHFORD, M.I.M.E., Superintendent, Central Workshops 313-337 Division, 4-mritsar. .. • Dhariwal. 38B MIt. J. W. AItMSTltONG, Manager, The New Egerton Woollen Mills 337-350 Company, Limited, Dhariwal. Calcutta. S89 MR. F. J. EDE, Civil Engineer, Silchu, Cachar, f'eJ11'e~e"t'1Ig t~e Cachar 351-363 Branch of the Indian Tea Association. 890 HON'BLE BABU It M. DASS, Karimganj • ,363..:...370 391 HoN'BLPJ BABU }t.ADHA BENoa rha, Pleader, District Court, Sylhet 371-3740 892 BABU DURSH CHANDRA CHUCKERBUTrY, M.A., B.L., Dewan, Gauripur 374-380 Estate, Assam. Gauhati. 393 SIUJUT PRASANNA KUMAR BARUAH, Tea Planter and Honorary Magistrate, 3S(}-391' Rehabari. • 394 SRUUT PRABADH CHANDRA BAItDALAX, Assistant to the Registrar, Co- 391-393 operative Societies, Assam. 395 SRIroT DEVESWAR GOSWAMI, Managing Proprietor, Barpatha~ Firm, 394--397 Golaghat. ' .. 396 RAl SAHIB AGHOR NATH ADHlKABI, F.R.A.I. (London), Superintendent, 397-416 Normal School, Sitchar. 397 RAl BlSTORAM BARUAH BAHADUB, Tea Planter, Jorhat 417 39B MR. N. O. PEfERS, I.S.O., Manager, Jorhat Railway, Jorhat 418-42] S99 LIBUTBlfA1l'J.'oCOLONEL E. P. R. GILMAN, ~eJ11'e8ellti"!I the Assam Branch 42! of the Indian Tea Association, Barduu Tea Estate, ~mrnp. 400 MR. O. A. BYRNE, Proprietor, Tezpur Saw Mills, Tezpur 422-43~ • , 401 RAl SAHIB MONOUOHAN LABIRI, Member, Provincial Industrial Com- 434--439 mittee, Assam. iii . List of Witnesses.!..contd. ,S.erial Order'7"'contil.. ' No. Na.me. Pag•. ~----------------------------------------~------- 402 SRI1UT LAKESHWAR BARTHAKUR, Superintendent of Agriculture, Surma 440-448 Valley. 40S The HON'BLE SUD M. SAADULLA, M.A., B.L., Pleader, Judg~'s Court, 448-454 and Member, Assam Legislative Council, Gaubati . • 404 BABU J OGENDRA CHANDRA CHAUDHRI, Inspector of Co-operative Societies, 454-456 Surma Valley and Hill Districts, Sylhet. 405 BABU SURENDRA Kn!~ DAss, Zamindar, Akhalia 456-459 406 BABU KESHAB NA'l'H BARDALAYA, Merchant and Planter, Dum Duma 459-461 407 BABU PAVl~NATH DAS, Karimganj 461-462 408 MR. A. B. HAWKINS, General Manager, The Assam Oil Company, 462-46~ Limited. Shillong. .... 409 RAl BAHADUR UUNDRANATH KANnLAL, Extra Deputy Conservator of' .d4-47~ , Forests (retil·ed). 410 ASSAM PROVINCIAL INDUSTRIAL COMMITl'EE, l'epresented by- 1. The HON'BLE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL P. R. T. GURDON, C.S.I. • 2. The HoN'BLIl MR. J. R. CUNNINGHAM :1 S. MR. J. MCSWINEY, I.C.~. 4, MR. F. E. BUtL Ii. MR. A. W. BLUh'T 6. lib. E. P. GILMAN 7. The HaN'BLE MR. A. W. BOTI!AM, I.C.S. .' 474-482 8. lib. A. R. EDWARDS, I.C.S. 9. The HON'BLE RAI GHANASYAM BARUA BAHADUR 10, The HoN'BLE SUD ABD,UL MAnD, KHAN BAHADUR • 11. The HoN'BLE MAULVl SYED SunULLA. Bar.-at-Law. 12. RAl SARIII MONOMOHAN LAHlRI, B.L. • '. IS. RAl BAHADUR KANAK LAL BARUA, B.L. H. MR. S. N. MACKENZIE, I.C.S. :J 9alcutta. 411 MR. JAMl!.S BLAIR, Managing Director, Surma Valley Saw Mills, Ltd. 482-493 . 4Il1 MR. D. FIlRGUSaN; Tea Planter, Sylhet, ffp1'eltrtJiNg the Surma Valley 49~9S Branch, Indian Tea Assoeiation. 41S MlI. JAMl!.S LAulIIB, Tea Planter, Naraincherra • 499-501 iv List of Witnesses-contd. Serial Order-contd. No. "Same.. Pap. Rangoon. 414 BURMA CHAMBER OF COMlIElICE, represented by- (1) HoN'BLE MR. E. O. ANDERSON J501-517 (2) MR. W. BUCHANAN 415 HON'BLE MAUNG Po THA, Member, llunna Legislative Council, Burma, 517-523. and Head Broke., Messrs. Steel Brothers, Rangoon. 416 LOWEll BU"MA PLANTE!l.f AsSOCIATION, . Northem ~'vision, RangoonJ represented by- (1) MR. J. MEIKLE, Hono.'8l')' SeCl'etal,), 523-526 I (2) Milo. A. E. C. F'ENOULHET .J 417 Milo. T. Coup~, I C.S., Director <>f Agricultw-e, BW'Ula • 527-529 418 MR. C. W. LAW, Bar.-at-Law, Pl'esident of the Tenasse.im Progressive 529-531 . Association, Moulmein. 419 MAUNO CHIT PE, Pleader and Land-owner, repretl~nti"!1 the Tenasserim 531-532 Progressive Association, Moulm·ein • • 4~0 MAI0R -D. N. LEIB. Divisional Commander, the Salvation Army, 533-534 Rapgoon. ... 421 MR. D. C. LUDUIGTON, Superintendent, Meiktila Technical School, 534. ..epreaent"'!1 the Indian Union Mission of Seventh Day Adventists, Lucknow. 422 ENGlNEE1L-LIEUTEN~'IT W. A. WILLIAMS, Commander; Royal Indian 585-637 Marine, Engineer and Shipwright Surveyor and Superintending Engineer, Government of Burma. - 423 MAUNG Po PE, Chairman, Centl... l Co-operative Bank, Pakokku, Burma. 537-539 424 }OlD.. T. T. MCCREATH, Joint Manager, Indo-Bwma Petroleum Company, 539-541 Limited,'Managing Agents, Messrs. Steel Bros. &. Co., Rangoon. 425 MR. W. H. C. PRIDEAUX, Inspector of FactOlies, Burma 541-549 426 MR. H. L. ALLAN, Assistant Works MaJlJlger, the Bwma Oil Company, 550-558 Limited, Rangoon. I 421 MAUNO MAUNG Bu, A.T.M., Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies, 556-559 Burma. 428 MR. F. J. WARTH, M.Sc., Agricultw'8.1 Chemist to the Government of 560-562 Burma. 429 MR. A. McK.EltR.u., Deputy Du.'ector of Agliculture, Southern Circle, 562-561 Burma. 430 MR. A. R. H. Any, BrokeI' and Mine Owner, 'favoy • 567-568 431 MR. H. W AUt)!, Superintendent, Government Reformatory School, 568-569 Insein. ". 432 MR. J. D . .2IlcNElLAGE, Technical Instlllctor, Government Engineering 569-571 School, Insein. v List of Witnesses-contcZ. Serial Order-contcZ. No. 1, _________"- ___~_""'_._· ____________ 1--1'-iige.-·-- -\ Ra.ngoon-concU. 433 MR.~. S. HALKAR, B.A., LL.B., Pleader, Chief COUlt, R~ngoon 571-574 434 MR. J. ~ CLIFFORD, Deputy Consel'Vatol' of Forests and Dirootol', BUlma 574-575 Forest School, Pyinmana. ' 435 MR. M. HU!.'TER, M.A., CJ.E., F.C.S., Pl'incipal, Rangoon College, 575-576 Rangoon. • 486 TAVOY CHAMBER OF MINES, represented by- (1) Mn. E. J. HOLBlrntl'ON 576-585 (2) MR. C. M. P. WRIGH~ J 437 MAUNG SHWA11 THWlN, Advocate, Moulmein 585-589 438 MR. B. BANEllJEE, M.Sc., Chemist;'Rangoon 590-592 439 MR. J. COGGIN llxOWN, M:So., F.G.S., M:YS'l'., M.M., M.I.M.E., 592 Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. 440 MR. T. O. FOSTER, F.R.I.B.A., Government AI'chite~t, Burma 592--593 441 Mn.