§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is now in a position to inform the House of the
Year ended. Provision Opium. Excise Opium. Chests. Maunds. Chests. Maunds. 31st October, 1922 … … … … 7,515 = 13,213 5,526 = 10,958 31st October, 1923 … … … … 8,025 = 13,927 5,522 = 10,960 31st October, 1924 … … … … 9,001 = 15,669 5,496 = 10,891 31st October, 1925 … … … … 9,000 = 15,689 5,301 = 10,475 1 Maund = 82 2/7 lbs.
§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he will inform the House of the number of acres of land in the Punjab and the United Provinces under opium last year and the three preceding years; and whether the entire crop from these lands was treated in the Government opium factory at Ghazipur?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe following is the information asked for:
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United Provinces. Year ended 31st October, Land actually measured and cultivated, excluding failures. Bighas. Acres. 1922 188,691 = 117,932 1923 225,220 = 140,763 1924 213,592 = 133,495 1925 182,716 = 114,320* * Approximately. results of the conference held recently between the Government of India, the Controller of Labour of the Ceylon Government, and the Emigration Agent to the Government of India in Ceylon, with reference to labour conditions Ceylon?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Government of India and Ceylon are still in correspondence. As I understand that incomplete accounts of the proposed settlement have been published, I would add that statements appearing in the Press must not he accepted as necessarily authentic.