Council of State Debates Official Report Friday 15th September 1922

The HONOURABLE RAI BAHADUR LALA RAM SARAN DAS : (a) Will the Government kindly give for the information of this Council a statement showing the names of Salt Agents for all the districts of the Punjab giving their occupations at the time of the grant of agencies (b) Will Government also state the maximum prices for salt fixed in each district ? What is the margin of profits allowed to each of th [...] The opportunity is taken to invite the Honourable Member's attetion to the provisions in the same clause of the agreement to the effect that the rate so far as it exceeds Rs. [...] The HONOURABLE MAHARAJA SHOSHI KANTA ACHARYYA CHAUDHURI : (a)Is it a fact that the Indian Geological Survey is one of the departments which the Islington Commission recommended for Indianisation ? (b) What was the total number of officers in the Imperial grade of the Indian Geological Survey and how many of them were Indians at the time when the Islington Commission reported ; and what are the c [...] The HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT : Before we proceed to the busness of the day I desire to draw the attention of the House to a matter arising out of a question which appeared on the notice paper of the 9th of September. [...] They are servants of the Government ; and the services rendered to the community have been transferred to the Government which represents the community now in the place of the old village community.