§ SIR SEYMOUR KING (Hull, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for India whether the press or presses erected by the Government of India at Umballa for the pressing of bhusa, or compressed fodder, have broken down after pressing altogether about 1,250 bales; what has been the cost of the press or presses at Umballa, including cost of maintenance and working; whether other presses have been erected or are in course of erection by the Government; whether large quantities of bhusa have been pressed at presses, erected by private enterprise to the satisfaction of the Government of India; and whether, under the above circumstances, it is the intention of the Government of India to continue to erect further presses or to maintain those already erected by Government?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIAI have no information on the subject to which my hon. Friend's Question refers. A press for compressing fodder was sent to the Government of 559 India, at their request, six years ago; but it was regarded at the time as an experiment, and since then no demands for cresses have been received.