Legislative Assembly Debates Monday 28th March 1938 Official Report

The Honourable Sir Thomas Stewart: The reasons which influenced the Agents of certain Railways to suggest the abolition of the Railway Clearing Accounts Office were partly the inconvenience alleged to arise from the location of the Foreign Traffic Accounts Branch away from the headquarters of the administration and partly the belief (for which there was not adequate foundation) that the centralis [...] N. V. Gadgil: Will the Honourable Member for Railways be pleased to state the decision Government have arrived at regarding the transfer of the Accounts staff of State Railways to the control of the Agents concerned as suggested in the Wedgwood Committee report? [...] The Honourable Sir Thomas Stewart: The Honourable Member's attetion is invited to the remarks against this item of the Committee's rcommendations in the Statement made available to this House showing the action taken by the Railway Department (Railway Board) on Chapters III to XI of the Report. [...] Huladhar Ohaliha: Will the Honourable the Railway Member please state: if it is a fact that the Eastern Bengal Railway called for tenders to work the out-agency contract at Barpeta and that the said tenders were opened on the 7th February 1938: (b) whether the tender quoting the lowest and reasonable rate was not accepted: whether the tender of one Chandiprasad Mahajan happened to be accepted ev [...] Manu Subedar : With reference to the answer to part (b) of the question in view of the fact that this firm has been working for the railways from times immemorial is it permissible to make a suggestion that the arrangements should now be revised in order to secure to the public the maximum benefit of getting first rate and up to date publictions on the railway stalls?