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Speeches delivered by H.E. the Earl of Lytton Governor of Bengal and H.E. Sir Hugh Stephenson Acting Governor of Bengal during 1926-27

1927

To the goonda element which exists in the city at all times and which the police are engaged in clearing out by the slow but effective provisions of the Goonda Act a new element has recently been added arising in the first instance out of the growing tension between the Hindu and Moslem communities and accentuated by the panic created by the first riots. [...] Half of the grant is now distributed by the Divisional Commissioner on the basis of the needs of each district and I understand that -you have already benefited by the change in the system.38 Another request you make is the old one for the transfer of the ferry receipts from provincial revenues to the District Board. [...] The advantage of making the Union Boards responsible for the pounds can be seen from the results in those 15 instances in all of which the income has been increased with beneficial results to the schools of the Unions and a stimulating effect upon the progress of the newly-formed boa The District Board has aptly shown its grattude for the construction of tire light railway to Nabadwip by askin [...] In doing so he epressed his belief that the Act was helping to build self-government on sure foundations and he reminded the people of Bengal that the develoment of representative institutions was one of the subjects to be investigated by the Statutory Comission to be appointed under the Government of India Act and of the importance which would then be attached to the progress of Union [...] As regards social progress under which I include all the aspects of rural improvement I will quote again from Sir Sarendra Nath's review: " The Village SelGovernment Act involves a definite recognition by the Government and by the Legislature of the failure of the attempt to meet the needs of Bengal villages by the agency of centralized institutions administering large areas and of the fact t

government politics public policy
Pages
312
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.143552
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Frontmatter
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Beagal Legislative Council on 17th May 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the opening of the new building for the Queen Hill Girls’ School in Darjeeling on 26th May 1926
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His Excellency Sirs Hugh Slaphenion’s Speech on the Occasion a of Opening the“Baby Clinic” in Derjeeling on 18th June 1926
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Address presented by the Commissioners of the Krishnagar Municipality on 28th. June 1926
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Address to he presented by the Members of the Nadia District Board on 28th June 1926
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Address Presented by the Members of the Nadia Anjuman Ettefaque Islam on 28th June 1926
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His Exoeiiency Sir Hsigh Stephenson’s Reply to the Addresses Presented at Krishnagar on 28th June 1926
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His Exoeiienoy Sir Hugh Stephenson’ Address to the Recipients of Sanads at Krishna gar on 28th June 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the unveiling of the Tablet In Memory of Rai Bhapendra Nath ChatarJi Bahadar at Krishna gar on 29th June 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the opening of the Union Board Conference at Krfshnagar on 29th June 1926
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His Exoeiienoy Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speeoh at the opening of the Krishnagar- Nabadwip Light Ral/way on 30th June 1926
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Address Presented by the Conintissionrs of the Vabaclivip Municipality on 30th June 1926
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Address presented by the Pandits of Nabadwip on 30th June 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Reply to the Addresses presented at Nabadwip 30th June 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Police Parade at Lall Bazar on 3rd July 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Address to the Recipients of the King’s Police Medal at the Police Parade at Lull Bazar on 3rd July 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Special Convocation of the Calcutta University on 29th July 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Dacca Durbar on 2nd August 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Addresses to Recipients of Sands at Dacca Durba on 2nd Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Police Parade Dacca on 3rd Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Address at the Dacca University Convocation on 5th Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Address at the East Bengal Saraswat Saniaj Convocation on 6th Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the opening of the Union Board Conference at Chittagong on 14th Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Prorogation of the Bengal Legislative Council on 20th Aug 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at St. Andrew’s Colonial Homes Kalimpong on 24th Sep 1926
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His Excellency Sir Hugh Stephenson’s Speech at the Inauguration of the Through Broad Gauge Railway Service Between Calcutta and Siliguri on 1st oct 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Darjeeling Planters’ Association Dinner on 9th Nov 1926
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Joint Address presented by the Commissioners of the Darjeeling Municipality and the Members of the District Board Darjeeling 10th Nov 1926
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Address presented by the Members of the Aujnman lsbtmia .Darjeeling on 10th Nov 1926
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Address presented by the Members of the Hilhnen’s Association Darjeeling on 10th Nov 1926
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His Excellency’s Reply to the Addresses presented at Darjeeling on 10th Nov 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Unveiling of Lady Sanderson’s portrait at the Calcutta Blind School on 19th Nov 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the laying of the Foundation-stone of a new Hospital Block at the Calcutta Medical Institute on 20th Nov 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the St. Andrew’s Day Dinner on 30th July 1926
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His Excellency’s Addresses to the Recipients of $and Badges etc. at the Durbar held in Calcutta on 1st Dec 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the Loreto House Garden Fete on 10th Dec 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the lslamia College Calcutta on 28th Dec 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the Demonstration School in the David Hare Training College Ballygunge on 4th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Unveiling at the Presidency General Hospital of a Tablet Commemorative of Sir Ronald Ross’s Discovery of the Cause of Malaria on 7th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of of the Bengal Legislative Council on 11th jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of a Ward in the Sagore Dutt Hospital at Kamarhati on 12th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the Birkinyre Hostel Calcutta on 14th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the Co-operative Bank Building at Jiaganj on 18th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the laying of the foundation-stone of the Extension of the Missionary Hospital fur Women at Jiaganj on 18th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Conference in connection with the work of the British Social Hygiene Council 27th Jan 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Annual Meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal on 7th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Opening of the Kishuri Lal Jatia wing of the Leper Asylum Bankura on 9th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Address to Rai Jogendra Nath Singh Dec Bahadur at Baukura on 10th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Sir Koilash Chandra Bose Memorial Meeting in the Towu Hall Calcutta on 18th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Address at the Calcutta University Convocation on 19th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Prize distribution of the Barrackpore Park High School 20th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Special a Convocation of the Daixa University on 25th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Address to Mahamaho-padhyaya Pundit tiara Prasad Shastri on 25th Feb 1926
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Address presented to His Excellency by the Dacca District Aujuman no 28th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Reply to the Address Presented by the Dacca District Anjwnan on 28th Feb 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the opening of the Home for Minor Girls at 22 Dam-Dum Road Cossipore on 12th March 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Sanskrit Convocation on 22nd March 1926
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His Excellency’s Speech at the Legislative Council on 26th March
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His Excellency’s Address to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Chiefs at the Conference in Government House Calcutta on 26th March 1926
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