§ Mr. WEIRTo ask the Secretary of State for India, seeing that a special grant of twenty-five lacks of rupees was made in 1902–3 under irrigation for new minor works, can he explain why the sum of £60,000 remained unexpended at the end of the year.
(Answered by Secretary Lord George Hamilton.) Owing to projects not being ready in time it was not found possible to expend in 1902–3 the whole of the special grant of Rs.25,00,000 for minor irrigation works, but the special grant of Rs. 25,00,000 has been repeated in the Budget for 1903–4, and will be available for expenditure during the current year, irrespective of the amount actually expended in 1902–3.