HC Deb 22 February 1932 vol 262 cc2-4
2. Mr. ROBINSON

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he proposes to raise at the Imperial Conference at Ottawa the general question of the attitude of the Government of India to an Imperial fiscal system?

6. Mr. McENTEE

asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the constitutional changes that are taking place in India, he will give an assurance that no commitment will be entered into by the present Government of India at the Ottawa Conference concerning the fiscal relations between India and this country which would in any way hamper the discretion of those who may be responsible for India's commercial and fiscal policy under the proposed new constitution?

Sir S. HOARE

The position of India in regard to questions that will arise at the Ottawa Conference is under consideration between the Government of India and myself and I am not in a position to make any statement at present.

Exports of Raw Jute to the United Kingdom.
Year. Rs. Lakhs. Tons. Year. Rs. Lakhs. Tons.
1916–17 … … 821 260,227 1924–25 … … 723 172,760
1917–18 … … 164 67,768 1925–26 … … 1,057 174,404
1918–19 … … 671 224,121 1926–27 … … 614 172,889
1919–20 … … 1,324 310,670 1927–28 … … 768 222,072
1920–21 … … 525 136,023 1928–29 … … 757 201,833
1921–22 … … 287 90,835 1929–30 … … 556 164,751
1922–23 … … 592 156,178 1930–31 … … 223 107,909
1923–24 … … 462 156,635

Following is the Schedule:

Sir PERCY HARRIS

Will the Indian Empire be represented at this Conference?

Sir S. HOARE

Yes, Sir. Certainly.