§ MR. BORLASEasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether it is a fact, as currently reported amongst agriculturists, that on some of the Indian Railways, there are special preference rates for native-grown wheat consigned to England?
§ SIR GEORGE CAMPBELLasked the Under Secretary of State for India, Whether all the wheat produced in India is not "native-grown;" and, whether, in fact, the Indian Railways do not charge rates for its conveyance much in excess of the rates charged on American through lines, and enormously in excess when the comparative value of labour is taken into account?
§ MR. J. K. CROSSAll Indian wheat is native grown. There are no special preference rates for wheat consigned to England; and, from information placed before the recent Select Committee on Indian Railways, I learn that the mileage rate for the carriage of wheat is greatly in excess of that charged on some of the American lines.