§ Colonel DAYasked the Under Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been drawn to a statement in the "Labour Gazette" of March, 1925, published by the Government of Bombay, to the effect that on 22nd February 100 workmen of the Edward ironworks of the Great Eastern Engineering Company struck work, demanding immediate payment of wages for January, whereupon they were paid these arrears of wages and were all dismissed except 22, who were taken on with a complement of new hands: and whether the Government of India is prepared to support legislation to prevent wages being withheld beyond a few days, and the dismissal of workmen for demanding payment of overdue wages?
§ Earl WINTERTONI have seen the statement in the Bombay "Labour Gazette" which is referred to As re-84W gards the latter part of the question, the Government of India are considering whether it is possible to secure by legislation that wages should not be withheld for unreasonable periods.