§ Mr. J. WARDasked the hon. Member (1) whether any compensation was paid to the 4,018 workers who were injured by accident in the textile and other factories of India, or to the relatives of the 125 workers who were killed in such factories during 1909; and (2) whether any compensation was paid to the 294 workers who were injured by accident in the mines of India, or to the relatives of the 131 males and twenty-one females who were killed in such mines during 1909?
§ Mr. MONTAGUNo compensation was paid, or became payable, under any enactment, as the Indian law contains no provisions similar to those of the Employers' Liability Act. I cannot say to what extent voluntary compensation has been paid, or damages for negligence recovered by suit.
§ Mr. J. WARDMay we take it for granted that there is some law, if not on a type with our own, by which a native can secure compensation if he is injured through the negligence of his employer?
§ Mr. MONTAGUThere is a good deal of difference between the Indian and the English law, but, if my hon. Friend wishes, I can explain it to him privately.