§ 3. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether Parliament will have an opportunity of discussing the proposal to transfer the Indian State railways to private enterprise?
§ Mr. BUTLERI have no knowledge of any such proposal; but if the hon. Member has in mind the setting up of the Federal Railway Authority, the draft of the Order in Council bringing into force Part VIII of the Government of India Act, 1935, will, of course, be laid before Parliament under Section 309 of the Act.
| Terrorist offences during 1935. | ||||||||||
| — | Bengal. | United Provinces. | Assam. | Bihar and Orissa. | Punjab. | |||||
| Murder of Public Servants | … | … | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Murder of Private Persons | … | … | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Assaults on Public Servants | … | … | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Dacoities | … | … | … | … | … | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Preparations to commit Dacoity | … | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Robberies | … | … | … | … | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Loss of Arms and Ammunition | … | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Recovery of Arms and Ammunition | … | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Burglaries and Thefts | … | … | … | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Harbouring offenders | … | … | … | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bomb outrages | … | … | … | … | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | |
| Totals | … | … | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| No terrorist offences were reported in the Provinces of Bombay, Madras, Central Provinces, North-West Frontier Province. |
§ Mr. WILLIAMSDoes that imply that this House will have an opportunity of considering the proposal?
§ Mr. BUTLERCertainly.