HC Deb 09 February 1915 vol 69 c396
35. Sir JOHN JARDINE

asked 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 ROBERTS

The 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.