2. Mr. SIMPSONalso asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the number of trade unions registered in India on 1st January and 1st April, 1923, respectively, and the total number of those unions on those dates?
§ Earl WINTERTONIt is not possible to give the information asked for, as no legislation exists at present in India requiring trade unions to register. For some time past the Government of India have had under consideration a measure relating to the registration and protection of trade unions and the views of the local Governments on the Bill are being considered.