§ MR. WEIRTo ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state the names of the factories in India which are at present engaged in the manufacture of war material with a view to render India in dependant of Great Britain for warlike stores; and will he say how many Europeans and how many natives of India are employed in these factories.
(Answered by Secretary Lord George Hamilton.) The names of the factories for which the hon. Member asks are as follow:—Foundry and Shell Factory, Cossipore; Ammunition Factory, Dum Dum; Ammunition Factory, Kirkee; Gun Carriage Factory, Fatehgarh; Gun Carriage Factory, Bombay; Gun Carriage Factory, Madras; Harness and Saddlery Factory, Cawnpore; Harness and Saddlery Workshops, Madras; Proof Department, Balasore; Boot Factory, Cawnpore; Clothing Agency, Calcutta; Clothing Agency, Madras. I am unable to state the number of Europeans and natives employed in these factories.