Council of State Debates Monday 17th September 1928 Official Report

THE HONOURABLE SIR MANMOHANDAS RAMJI VORA : Will Government be pleased to furnish a statement showing : (a) the amount of loans raised by the Government of India every year in the decade 1903-13 (b) the amount of loans raised by the Government of India for Provicial Governments every year during the decade 1903-13 (c) the amount of loans raised by the Government of India every year from 1920 [...] THE HONOURABLE SIR PHIROZE SETHNA : (a) Have Government consid 'red the publication at the beginning of every month of the figure indicating the Ways and Means position of the Government of India for the neriod commencing from the beginning of the official year up to the end of the month immediately preceding in respect of -- (1) revenue received (2) expenditure incurred and also publish the fig [...] THE HONOURABLE SIR PHIROZE SETHNA : (a) Have Government considered the effect of the recent rate warfare in the charges for the tranport of rice from Rangoon and Bombay ? (b) In the event of an unfair combination in restraint of trade or of monpolistic cartel likely to prejudice the interests of the agriculturists of India have Government any power at present to intercede ? (c) Will Governm [...] THE HONOURABLE SRIJUT LOKENATH MUKHERJEE : (a) Have the Government of India in the Finance Department lately received any letter from the Indian Merchants' Chamber regarding the Nasik Security Press ? (b) If the answer to (a) is in the affirmative will the Government kindly state whether it is a fact that the said letter pointed out the entire absence of Indians in the higher staff of the said Pre [...] (d) Is it a fact that the said deputation urged the reduction of the rate by increasing the number of calls allowed per rupee from 12 to 18 ? (e) Is it a fact that ever since the introduction of the message rate in Setember 1924 the income of the Bengal Telephone Corporation has gone up steaily ? (f) Will the Government kindly state the total receipts of the Bengal Telephone Corporation in t