Legislative Assembly Debates. Tuesday 15th November 1932. Official Report

The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative. [...] (c) Has the attention of the Government of India been drawn to the lowering of lhe prices in Bombay and Poona during the last few months on account of the import of petrol from Russia? [...] K. Ahmed: In view of the fact that there is.a general complaint throughout the length and breadth of India that the price of petrol is unusually high —and the grievance has been ventilated to Government Departments again and again during the last few years —do Government.propose since the Honourable the Commerce Member said that he has had not got the terms and conditions etc.. [...] The Honourable Sir Joseph Bhore: The information asked for is available for the whole year only and the Honourable Member is referred to Volume I of the Annual Statement of the Sea-borne Trade of British India for the fiscal year ending 31st March 1931 a copy of which is in the Library. [...] The Government of India were informed that the Government of Ceylon had considered a proposal for the appointment of a Ceylon trade representative in India with a view to developing the trade in Ceylon produce between India and Ceylon and that in order to gauge the possibilities of the trade it had been decided to carry out preliminary investigations in India.