§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether it has been finally decided by the Government of India to appoint an agent in the Union of South Africa, in accordance with the agreement regarding the status of the Indian community in South Africa recently arrived at between the representatives of the Governments of South Africa and India; and, if so, when he hopes to be in a position to announce the name of the person selected by the Government of India to fill this post?
— (1) Number of Factories in which normal weekly hours are— (2) Number of Factories in which majority of operatives are exempted from certain provisions of the Indian Factories Act. For men— For women— Section 21. Section 22. Section 27. Section 28. Not above 48. Above 48 and not above 54. Above 54.* Not Above 48. Above 48 and not above 54. Above 54.* Madras† 250 188 619 240 121 509 65 92 49 49 Bombay 174 112 1,035 ' 91 146 750 85 24 — — Bengal 539 212 397 453 121 158 279 607 333 4 United Provinces‡ 49 24 200 11 7 136 51 167 109 — Punjab 51 27 449 — — 333 37 37 330 — Burma 161 94 631 119 47 240 38 43 — 38 Bihar and Orissa 87 47 108 48 33 30 163 83 62 18 Central Provinces and Berar. 55 23 566 30 22 453 18 22 — — Assam 427 78 84 489 39 14 554 558 546 2 North-West Frontier Province. 6 6 3 — — 3 — — — — Baluchistan — — 5 — — — — — — — Ajmer-Merwara 8 — 27 — — 27 — — 23 — Delhi 16 18 24 4 — 5 11 11 18 6 Bangalore.and Coorg 8 7 — 2 1 — — 1 1 1 Total, 1925 1,831 836 4,148 1,487 537 2,658 1,301 1,645 1,471 118 * The legal maximum prescribed by Section 27 of the Indian Factories Act is 60 hours per week † Particulars of 64 factories not available. ‡ Particulars of 3 factories not available.