Minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission upon Decentralization in Bengal, volume 4 ([London?]: [House of Commons?], 1908)

VOLUME IV.

INDEX

A.
Abdur Rahman, Nawab A. F. M.—Judge of the Presi-
dency Court of Small Causes.
Evidence 15630-78.
Accountant-General
Adequacy of rules of Accounts Department (A. C.
Mazumdar) 19149-50.
Relations with Provincial Government, see Finan-
cial Relations.
Advisory or Administrative Councils
Attendance—Attitude of people {Peary Mohan)
15211 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19206.
Character of Councils might differ in different dis-
tricts (Tarini Persad) 15824-7.
Collector in Council with two Indian Colleagues,
Opinion against {Ban Bihari) 15179.
Constitution
Chairman—Collector suggested {Campbell) 17912.
Classes and interests to be represented—Possi-
bility of getting persons able and willing to
serve {Gait) 14320 (Ban Biha/ri) 15188 91
(Abdur Rahman) 15630-1 (Serajul Islam)
15684 (Tarini Persad) 15788 (Kristo Das Law)
16475 (Darbhanga) VIKlk (A. C. Mazumdar)
19143 p. 193.
District Officers and one representative from each
district, proposed for Divisional Council (Sar-
faraz Hoseiri) 19046.
Election of members (K. Ghosh') 15940 p. 66
{J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 79, 16424 (A. C.
Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193, 19202-4.
Legislation, question of (Tarini Persad) 15825-9,
15873-4.
Nomination of members (Ban Bihari) 15111-2
(M. C. Nandi) 15271 (Abdur Rahman) 15641-2
{Campbell) 17838 p. 140.
Nomination of part, and election of part, of
Council (M. C. Nandi) 15263, 15271-2 (K. L.
Goswami) 15378 (Madhusudan Das) 15494
{Abdur Rahman) 15640 {Serajul Islam) 15679
p. 57.15702-3 (Gidhaur) 15752 {Tarini Persad)
15827-9, 15930) Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18075
p. 152, 18192-3 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193,
19233.
Number of members {Ban Bihari) 15114.
Provincial Advisory Council
Selection of members from District Council,
proposed {Ahmad) 17683.
Similar constitution for Divisional and District
Councils suggested {Darbhanga) 17874.
Sub-Divisional officers and one representative
from each sub-division proposed for District
Council (Sarfaraz Hosein) 19046, 19108.
Delegation of power to Commissioners and Col-
lectors proposed subject to condition of assistance
by Advisory Councils (M. C. Nandi) 15263.
District Board, opinions for and against utilizing
Boards as Advisory or Administrative Councils
(Gait) 14321 (K. L. Goswami) 15461-4 {Abdur
Rahman) 15661 (J. N. Mukherjee) 16471-4 (Dar-
bhanga) 17888, 17894, 17898, 179U0.
Electorate (M. C. Nandi) 15263, 15316-20, 15347-52
(K. Ghosh) 15940 p. 66 (J. N. Mukherjee) 16424
{Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18075 p. 152 (Moti Lal
Ghose) 18398 p. 166 (A C. Mazumdar) 19143
p. 193.
Opinions in favour, and advantages, of Councils-
Collector, Council for (M. C. Nandi) 15263, 15273,
15314 (K. L. Goswami) 15378, 15459-60
(Madhusudan Das) 15517-8 (Abdur Rahman)
15630,15655-65 (Gidhaur) 15751, 15753 {Tarini
Persad) 15788, 15824 (K. Ghosh) 15940 p. 66
(J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 79, 16363-4, 16470
:i (Ahmad) 17683 (Darbhanga) 17874, 17887-90
(Gooroo Das Banerjee) 18038,18049 (Bhupendra
Nath Basu) 18'075 p. 152, 18199-203, 18251
(Moti Lal Ghose) 18430,18467 (Sarfaraz Hosein)
19046, 19084-5.
33263

Advisory or Administrative Councils—cont.
Opinions in favour, etc.—cont.
Commissioner, Council for (JZ. C. Nandi) 15273
(Madhusudan Das) 15520 {Abdur Rahman)
15630, 15655-6, 15665 (Serajul Islam) 15679
p. 57, 15686 (Gidhaur) 15764 (Tarini Persad)
15788 (K. Ghosh) 15940 p. 66 (J. N. Mukherjee)
16307 p. 79, 16470 (Kristo Das Law) 16475
(Ranojit Sinha) 16791 (Darbhanga) 17874,
17887-90, 17895, 17899,17905 (Bhupendra Nath
Basu) 18075 p. 152,18199-203 (Moti Lal Ghose)
18430 (Sarfaraz Hosein) 19046, 19084-5.
Imperial Advisory Council—Opinion in favour of
Government scheme (Abdur Rahman) 15630.
Provincial Advisory Councils—Opinion in favour
of Government scheme (Abdur Rahman) 15630.
Sub-Divisional officer, Council for (Darbhanga)
17874.
Opinions for and against Administrative Councils
as opposed to Advisory Councils (A bdur Rahman)
15630 (Campbell) 17838 p. 140 (Bhupendra Nath
Basu) 18189 (Moti Lal Ghose) 18398 p. 166.
Opinions opposed to and disadvantages ot Councils-
Collector, Council for (Gait) 14238, 14318-9,
14322-3, 14398 (Ban Bihari) 15141-3 (Peary
Mohan) 15211 (S. Bhatlaeharjee) 16063 p. 70
(Kristo Das Law) 16485 (Ranajit Sinha)
16791, 16809 (Lyall) 17183, 17243-4 (McIn-
tosh) 17407 p. 121, 17447, 17660-2 (Duke)
17696 p. 133 (Campbell) 17838 p. 139 (Gooroo
Das Banerjee) 18051-5 (Bhupendra Nath Basu)
18208-11, 18279, 18334-7 (Slacke) 18468 (Mac-
pherson) 18800 p. 181, 18831-4, 18968-70,
18990-6 ; App. II., p. 201.
Commissioner, Council for (Gait) 14238, 14318-9,
14324-5, 14398 (S. Bhattacharjee) 16063 p. 70.
16067-8 (Lyall) 17183, 17243-4 (McIntosh)
17407 p. 121, 17447, 17660-2 (Duke) 17696
p. 133 (Campbell) 17838 p. 139 (Slacke) 18468
(Macpherson) 18800 p. 181, 18831-4, 18968 ;
App. II., p. 201.
Payment of members (Moti Lal Ghose) 18398
p. 166, 18433.
Position of Executive Officer—whether decisions of
Council should be binding or merely advisory, &c.
(Ban Bihari) 15174-5 (M. C. Nandi) 15311-3
(K. L. Goswami) 15378, 15455 (Madhusudan
Das) 15519 (Abdur Rahman) 15644 (Tarini
Persad) 15872 (K. Ghosh) 16015-6 (J. N. Muk-
herjee) 16425 (Ranajit Sinha) 16791 (Ahmad)
17683 (Campbell) 17861 (Darbhanga) 17896-7,
17906-7, 17913 (Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18164-6,
18190, 18194, 18198, 18249-50 (Moti Lal Ghose)
18431-2 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19205.
Powers ar.d Functions—Opinions and suggestions
(AT. C. Nandi) 15263,15315 (Madhusudan Das)
15494 (Abdur Rahman) 15630, 15643 (Serajul
Islam) 15679 p. 57 (Tarini Persad) 15788 p. 61,
15869, 15871, 15932-8 (J. N, Mukherjee) 16307
p. 79, 16388-9, 16426-7 (Kristo Das Law) 16475
(Ranajit Sinha) 16791 (Ahmad) 17683 {Darb-
hanga) 17874, 17894, 17912 (Bhupendra Nath
Basu) 18075 p. 152, 18166, 18173, 18194-8,
18206-7, 18239-40, 18245-8 (Moti Lal Ghose)
18398 p. 166 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193.
Procedure
Consultation of members individually or collec-
tively at discretion of head of local division
(Darbhanga) 17874.
Initiative, power of, for Council (Jf. C. Nandi)
15263 (Tarini Persad) 15871.
Meetings (Ban Bihari) 15113 (K. L. Goswami)
15378, 15447-54 (Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18075
p. 152, 18204-5, 18252-3.
Officers who might be asked by District Officer to
attend meetings (K. L. Goswami) 15378.
Opinions should be brought to notice of local
authorities and Local Government as a matter
of right (Tarini Persad) 15870-1.
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