HC Deb 06 June 1946 vol 423 cc375-6W
85. Sir J Graham Kerr

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what are the qualifications required of electors to the Legislative Assembly.

Mr. A. Henderson

I would call the attention of the hon. Member to Rule 8 and Schedule II of the Legislative Assembly Electoral Rules and Regulations, a copy of which has been laid in the Library.

86. Sir J. Graham Kerr

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total expenditure expressed in pounds sterling, on public works during each of the 10 years immediately preceding the war; and the extent to which such works were planned and controlled by Hindu, Mohammedan or British officers, respectively.

Mr. A. Henderson

The accounts available to me are not prepared in a form which permits a reliable figure for total expenditure on " public works " of all kinds readily to be ascertained. The figures which follow are aggregates of expenditure, Central and Provincial, under the head " Civil Works " (mainly roads and buildings) and of capital expenditure, Central and Provincial, under the heads " Railways," "Irrigation," " Electric Schemes " and " Posts and Telegraphs ":

£million.
1929–30 … … … … 39
1930–31 … … … … 26
1931–32 … … … … 19
1932–33 … … … … 16
1933– … … … … 7
1934–35 … … … … 9
1935–36 … … … … 11
1936–37 … … … … 11
1937–38 … … … … 10
1938–39 … … … … 7

I regret that the information asked for in the second part of the Question is not available and could not be compiled without excessive labour on the part of all the Governments in India, and I should be reluctant to impose this task upon them.

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