Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces Monday July 20 1931 Official Report

Sahu Jwala Saran Kothiwala : (a) Is it a fact that the district board Shahjahanpur at the time of the constrivtion of Shering bridge collected money from the Shahjahanpur public along with its own dues ? (b) Is it a fact that at the time of the construction of the bridge the district board assured the Shahjahanpur public that the bridge tax will be abolished when the money of the district boa [...] to state what steps it took to ensure the correct recording of the Hindu population there or was no change made in the existing arrangement ? The Hon'ble the Finance Member : The sub-divisional officer and the district census officer specially checked the preliminary census on the spot : and the sub-divisional officer tahsildar and headmaster of the Government nigh School were deputed to supervi [...] Sahu Jwala Saran Kothiwala : Will the Government rely upon the present census of the Najibabad municipality for the purposes of allowing representation in the local municipal board ? Is it the intention of Government to take a fresh census in the Najibabad municipality in order to arrive at a correct strength of the respective communities ? If not why ? The Hon'ble the Finance Member : (a) Yes w [...] Rao Bahadur Thakur Bikram Singh: If there is no such *16 21 bank on the right up to the tail of the said distributary is it the intention of Government to provide funds for extending the roacl way thfoughout the length of whole of the distributary ? The Hon'ble the Finance Member : Government does not intend to provide funds for the extension of the driving road. [...] Pandit Prem Ballabh Belwal: Is it a fact that the cultiva el 1 9 tion in the Bhabar is mostly of the hissadar of Naini Tal patties ? The Hon'ble the Finance Member : Most of the cultivation of the 49 29 Bhabar is in the hands of hissadars of the Naini Tal patties seine of it in the hands of Almora hissadars.