Speeches Delivered by His Excellency The Right Honourable Lawrence John Lumely Dundas Earl of Ronaldshay Governor of Bengal During 1917-1918

I well understand the feelings of the people of Bengal with regard to the removal of the scat of Government although as I have pointed out in my reply to an address of welcome from the Corporation of the City the best guarantee of the continual fame and greatness of Calcutta is to be found in the en terprise of its people and in the sense of civic responsibility of its leading citizens: Nor I [...] Many lakhs of rupees have been kenerously subscribed to the various funds which exist for the purpose of adding to the ComfOrt of those who are bearing the heat and burden of the day on :nanny stricken fields of battle and of ameliorating the cruel lot of those whose land and Ironies lie ruined under the iron heel of the invader. [...] E. Governor of Bengai MAY IT i'LRAilli YOUR EXCELLENCY We the menibers of the Bengal MahnjanSablin beg leave to offer Your Excellency and Lady Ronaldshay our lOyal and most respectful greetings on the assumption by Your Excellency of the high and exalted office of the Goi'ernor of the Presidency of Benglil. [...] E. Governor of Bengal MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY We the members of the Bengal Presidency Moslem League on behalf of ourselves and the Muhammadan community of Bengal whom we have the honour to represent beg leave to offer Your excellency a cordial and respeetlnl welcome on this auspicious occasion of the assumption by Your Excellency of the exalted office of the Governor of the Presidency [...] The events that followed the administrative measure known as the Partition of Bengal and the circumstances which led to the resignation of Sir Tinnilylde Fuller gave rise to the gravest alarm in the minds of the Musahnan community. and the Conference which gave birth to.