§ MR. WEIR (Ross and Cromarty)To ask the Secretary of State for India if he will state how many agricultural banks have been established in the different provinces of India up to the present time.
(Answered, by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) The Papers presented last session on the subject of the establishment of agricultural banks in India contain the available information as to the number of these banks which are at present in existence. More exact information will be obtained when the Bill before the Viceroy's Legislative Council to provide for their registration and working becomes law.