§ 35. Sir JOHN JARDINEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any arrangements have been made by the Government for the financing of the surplus crops of Bombay cotton, indigo, india-rubber, and ground nuts; and whether any sort of estimate has been made of the quantities available for export?
§ Mr. CHARLES ROBERTSThe Government of India are prepared to make loans to the Presidency Banks, which in turn will lend to other institutions, with a view to facilitating the grant of advances to help the trade in Indian products. The Government of India publish periodical estimates of the probable yields of the principal crops.