§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can give 52W any particulars regarding the strike of about Loa workmen employed in the public works department workshop, Royapuram, Madras, on 31st May?
§ Earl WINTERTONMy Noble Friend has not yet received any detailed information regarding this strike.
§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the position of the strike at Massey and Company's iron works, Royapuram, Madras; and whether there has been any extension of the strike to other allied industries?
§ Earl WINTERTONAccording to a report received from the Government of India, about 600 workmen of Messrs. Massey and Company's engineering workshops struck work on the 25th May as a protest against the dismissal of 30 men. The management is said to have decided to close the works department indefinitely. I have no information in regard to the last part of the question.