§ Mr. DAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can state the amount of railway stores required for the Indian state railways purchased 645W through the High Commissioner for India for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, giving figures separately of the amounts purchased from British manufacturers and from foreign firms?
§ Mr. BUTLERThe figures for the 12 months ending on 31st May, 1936, are as follow:
Most of the orders for railway stores required for state-worked lines axe now placed by the Government of India direct under the rupee tender system. The above figures do not include amounts spent on the purchase of stores by the Indian Railway Companies.
£ British manufactures 19,322 Foreign manufactures 7,528 £26,850