Council of State Debates Monday 14th September 1931 Official Report

The Governments of these two territories have shown a commendable spirit of co-operation with us in ensuring that the measure of sacrifice imposed by the economic crisis on the Indian labourer is not proportionately greater than what he can legitimately be expected to bear along with the other elements engaged in the industry and that the labourer who is not prepared to bear his share of the sac [...] S Early in the new year representatives of the Government of India will meet the representatives of the Government of the Union of South Africa to consider matters arising out of the working of the Cape Town Agreement which was concluded in 1927. [...] Non-official Indian opinion both in South Africa and in this country has been greatly alarmed by this Bill as also by certain other legislation of which the recent amendment of the Immigration Act of the Union in respect of the value of Transvaal Registration certificates is the most important. [...] India as one of the original signatories of the Covettant of the League of Nations has always taken a prominent part in the deliberations of the Assebly ; and in accordance with the desire expressed on many occasions by the Jndian Legislature our Delegation is for the third time being led by a ditinguished Indian. [...] Out of the 15 sessions of the Conference held so far Sir Atul has attended no less than 1 I and from 1926 he has been in addition the permanent representative of the Government of India on the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation: His election as President of the International Labour Conference in 1927 was a signal honour to India.