Himalayan Times (1959)

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A NEWS WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY SUNDAY

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VOL. XII MAY 17, 1959. NO. XXXIV

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W. BENGAL SALES TAX 61KKIM MAHARAJKUMAR HOUSING SCHEME LAGGING

LOSSES MADE UP MEETS DALAI LAMA IN TEA GARDENS

Darje.ling, May 13. Mussnrie, May 10. / Calcutta. May 13.

Though West Bengal i 0 ^Jhe Maharajkumsr of Most t,a deD1 are

general aalei tax, the S.kkim paid respeotsto__^^ arrving out the nous-

State's largeat revenue «JM D-iai Lama at BiFFi-j]!g programmo as pro.

earner, had to forgo au- Hou»« yesterday^ vided aDder the Planta.

nnal revenue of about He whs with him for tion Labour Act. This

Re. 3 orores last year a few minutes. No details is the impression of the

following the Centre's de- of the talk are available. Labour Minister, Mr. fcat-

oision to take out tobacoo, Later, the Maharaj tar, who recently visittd

textile! and sugar from kumar oouferred with the Terai and Dooars area,

its purview, thii lots has 0\ow confidants of the The programme has been

been substantially made Dalai Lama for two hours phased over 12 years but

up by tightening revenue on tnB nbetan situation, the rate of progress, he

souroei, said Mr. A C. and returned to Qangtok. »ays, dpes not raise the

Roy, Commissioner, Com- He is likely to visit Mus- hope that all the labourers

msrei&I Taxes, West Ben- gorje »gttin. will be -provided with

gal, in an interview to- ■,„.„*,..»,/. r„t- homes by the end of the

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aaidSng*. SSTtft K.limpong, MayH.- M 0, of those who

r»l sales tax was 1**79.46 Tne Travelling Eye are not implementing this

orores for 1967-68, while Dispensary under the As- and other labour welfare

th« total revenue for I95S- soeiation for the Prrven- measures is being prepar-

69 amounted to about lion of Blindness now at ed. ihe Government,

Re 9 orores. A* a fur- Kalimpong will give spe. adds Mr.* Sattar, prose-

ther measure for inorea- cialised treatment to the oute to enfore the law.

Bng revenue, proposals p rsons suffering from eye It is also thinking of

were being examined for diseases up to 30-6 59. enfuroing rules m regard

establishing oheokposls at The treatment including to primary education and

•everal points on the supply of medioines will oreches.

border*. be free. The unit is fully The Government is

Birlier. Mr. Roy pre- equipped to perform ope- thinking of appointing

sided over the North Zone rations also.- B oommjtU( to g0 into

conference, whioh it is as, establishing better the question of surplus

understood disousseo] ways public relations and labour in tea gardens as

of increasing revenue, stream-lining theadminia- it did in the case of the

especially in mofussil are- tration. jute industry.

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