HC Deb 05 August 1897 vol 52 c412
MR. KIMBER

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he was correctly reported to have stated in answer to a Question on July 30 that no royalties were paid by Indian collieries to the Government, except in Assam and Burma?

LORD GEORGE HAMILTON

I regret that by an oversight my answer was as stated by the hon. Member. It should have been stated that the Nerbudda Coal Company pays a royalty to Government, and its coal may compete with the Umaria coal. The directors of that company have represented to me that such competition is not fair to them, and I am now in correspondence with them on the subject.