HC Deb 30 April 1930 vol 238 cc192-3
34. Major POLE

asked the Secretary of State for India if he can give information showing the extent of the immigration into Assam during the last 10 years of labourers recruited elsewhere in India for employment by the Assam tea planters?

The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Wedgwood Benn)

I am circulating a statement containing the information asked for.

Following is the statement:

IMMIGRANTS INTO ASSAM, 1919–20 TO 1928–29.
Division. Men. Women. Children. Total. Men. Women. Children. Total.
1919–20. 1920–21.
Assam Valley … 29,724 21,521 29,127 80,372 8,027 5,730 7,425 21,182
Surma Valley … 7,984 6,234 7,499 21,717 1,726 1,367 1,197 4,290
Total … 37,708 27,755 36,626 102,089 9,753 7,097 8,622 25,472
1921–22. 1922–23.
Assam Valley … 7,731 4,928 5,507 18,166 9,686 4,391 3,679 17,756
Surma Valley … 1,147 838 810 2,795 2,204 957 737 3,898
Total … 8,878 5,766 6,317 20,961 11,890 5,348 4,416 21,654
1923–24. 1924–25.
Assam Valley … 20,869 6,997 6,063 33,929 15,468 6,280 5,603 27,351
Surma Valley … 5,033 1,708 1,192 7,933 3,638 1,562 1,176 6,376
Total … 25,902 8,705 7,255 41,862 19,106 7,842 6,779 33,727
1925–26. 1926–27.
Assam Valley … 17,175 6,374 5,003 28,552 24,411 9,304 6,922 40,637
Surma Valley … 2,545 1,078 834 4,457 2,884 1,262 911 5,057
Total … 19,720 7,452 5,837 33,009 27,295 10,566 7,833 45,694
1927–28. 1928–29.
Assam Valley … 20,794 8,436 7,387 36,617 31,198 13,279 11,996 56,473
Surma Valley … 3,330 1,591 1,307 6,228 5,963 3,269 3,195 12,427
Total … 24,124 10,027 8,694 42,845 37,161 16,548 15,191 68,900
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