The Gazette of India. March 24 1917 (Part VI)

The scope and objects of the Bill are I hope sufficiently defined in the Statement of Objects and Reasons which I had the honour to sign and which is in the hands of Hon'ble Members. [...] Although I am one of those who think that the evil of the exodus both of the Government of India and of other Governments is greater on the administrative side than on the financial.side I shall rest my case solely on the ground of economy. [...] He said :— Tor the 'irst time daring any period of its history which I have been able to trace the Government of India is abreast of its work and without arrears and this too in face of an extraordinary increase of business.' He attributed it partly to the change to Simla during the hot weather and to the circumstance that nearly all the functionaries attached to the Supreme Government enjoyed [...] He said And if during the intervals of summer and rains when the climate prohibits all movment in the plains the Governor General resides in the Hills where is the evil 'e What pratical good would result to the State by the Governor General remaining at Lahore or Umballa exposed to the fierce heat of the plains instead of residinob in the temperate clanate of Simla ? (He was speaking the [...] Wacha who. after many years spent in the service of this country in looking after the finances of the Goverment has now come to the conclusion that this is not the proper juncture for discussing the exodus which the Government make to the hills annually.