§ Colonel DAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the average number of hours that men and women are employed in the factories of India; and how many of the factories have been granted exemption from various provisions of the Factories Act?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe following statement gives the particulars asked for, for 1925, the last year for which information is available:
ernment the claim of a vakil to be appointed Chief Justice; and what steps the Secretary of State has taken or proposes to take in the matter?
§ Earl WINTERTONAs was announced last month in the Council of State my Noble Friend the Secretary of State for India has agreed, when opportunity offers, 579W to promote the necessary legislation to remove the disability which, it has been held, attaches to vakils in the matter of eligibility for the appointment of Chief Justice of Indian High Courts.
§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has received a resolution from the Madras Vakils' Association urging the Government to fill the vacancy on the bench of the High Court by increasing the Vakil element on the bench; and what steps the Secretary of State has taken, or proposes to take, in the matter?
§ Earl WINTERTONI invite the hon. Member's attention to the answer given to-day to a similar question by the hon. Member for West Willesden.