Legislative Assembly Debates. Monday 25th September 1922. Official Report

That this meeting of the Indian Seamen's Union respectfully urges the Secretary of State for India to make an allotment of a rateable sum out of the German reparation money for the benefits of the dependants of the Indian Merchant Semen killed during the War for the cause of the Empire. [...] That in view of the fact that the dependants of the British Merchant Seamen killed during the War received an award of £5 000 000 out of the German reparation money this meeting Of the Indian Seamen's Union urges on the Goverment of India to recommend to the Secretary of State for India for a similar rateable allotment for the dependants of the Indian Merchant Seamen killed during the War for [...] Rao Bahadur T. Rangachariar (Madras City : Non-Muhammadan Urban) : Sir I beg to move for the adjournment of the House on a definite matter of public importance namely the proposed action of the Government in resorting to the reserve power under section 67B of the Government of India Act and proposing to take the consent of the Council of State to the legislation in regard to the prevention of t [...] President : The Honourable Member has asked leave to move the adjournment of the House to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance namely " the proposal of the Government to use the emer gency legislative powers reserved under section 67-B of the Government of India Act in the matter of a Bill relating to the prevention of the dissemnation of dim ffeetion in British India against [...] But in view of what has fallen from the Honourable Member from Madras and particularly in view of what has fallen from the Honourable the Home Member I think I am entitled to use the discretion of the Chair to make a suggestion to the Assembly and to the Government.