§ 16. Mr. GEORGE HALLasked the Secretary of State for India whether the Government of India have yet arrived at any decision with regard to the advisability of imposing an import duty on rice from Siam and French Indo-China, and of lowering the freight charges on rice and paddy on the Burma railways in order to assist the rice trade?
§ Sir S. HOARENo import duty on rice is included in the Indian Budget proposals. I have no information in regard to the last part of the question.