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

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INDEX.

Inspectors and Directors-General—cont.
Advice to Government, &c.—cont.
Consultation of Provincial Governments by
Goveinment of India before accepting advice
of, proposed (Ranajit Sinha) 16791.
Benefits of—Utility of Inspector of Agriculture
(Gait) 14365.
Carrying out of work on proper lines, question of
difference of opinion between Inspector-General
and Provincial Government (Macpherson)
18818-9.
Closer touch with Provincial Government desirable
(McIntosh) 17407 p. 120, 17418-9.
Functions suggested and questions as io utility of
office (Gait) 14238, 14658-60, 146G6-7 (Streat-
feild) 14754 (Oldham) 14844 p. 26 (Ban Bihari)
15100 (J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 78 (Sitanath
Roy) 16885 (Slacke) 18468-71, 18756, 18763-6
(Macpherson) 18800, 18816, 18858, 18971-3
(A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 192.
Information taken past Local Government and
first heard of from Government of India (Gait)
14688 (Macpherson) 18850.
Insufficient knowledge of local conditions (McIntosh)
17407 p. 120.
Interference with Local Administration, question
of—Attitude of provincial officers (Gait)
14599-600 (McIntosh) 17420, 17423 (Slacke)
18767 (Macpherson) 18859-62.
Length of time before an expert adviser of Govern-
ment of India would be able to advise with
authority upon provincial matters (Streatfeild)
14756.
Local Officers consulting Inspector-General, question
of (Gait) 14553-6, 14597-8, 14661-2 (Streatfeild)
14755 (lianajit Sinha) 16791.
Provincial Government consulting Inspector-General
before submitting schemes to Government of
India
Opinion against (Gait) 14550-2, 14663-5,
14668-9.
Opinion in favour of (McIntosh) 17420-2,
17474-8.
Reports—Suggestions (Gait) 14666-9 (Slacke)
18760-2 (Macpherson) 18852-7, 18935-41.
Tours of inspection (Slacke) 18757-8, 18760.
Transfer or promotion not to be expected for a
certain period (Gait) 14268-71.
See also names of departments.
Irrigation
Acreage irrigated—(Inglis) 15033.
Control of Public Works Department—Distribution
of water and collection of water rate (Inglis)
15034, 15090.
District Committees—Not advisable at present to
give executive authority (Inglis) 15005 p. 32.
Minor Works—Grants-in-aid (Gait) 14435.
Need for improved water supply in Bengal (Bhu-
pendra Nath Basu) 18241.
Funds, question of (Bhupendra Nath Basu)
18242-4.
.< Officers and authorities connected with irrigation,
position of
Chief Engineer (Inglis) 15005 p. 31.
Inspector-General—Functions suggested, inter-
vention in administiative questions deprecated
(Inglis) 15005 p. 31, 15049-52.
Panchayats as distributing authorities, question
of (Baikunta Nath Sen) 18318-9.
People of districts in which there was irrigation
—Relations with Irrigation officers (Inglis)
15035.
Profit, percentage on capital sunk (Inglis) 15094.
Rates
Separate from land revenue and entirely volun-
tary (Inglis) 15092-3.
Variation according to crops (Inglis) 15091.
Sale of water by volume (Inglis) 15005 p. 32.
Unproductive works within the meaning of Public
Works Code—Suggestions for provision of funds
(Inglis) 15005 p. 31, 15022-31, 15045-8.
Irwin, Mr. H. R. -—■ Representative of Darjeeling
Planters’ Association.
Evidence 15589-6z9.

J.
Joint Magistrate
Disappearance of—Revival needed (Gait) 14385-6
(McIntosh) 17407 p. 120, 17443-5, 17583.
District Officer, training for, proposed (Serajul
Islam) 15679, 15685, 15694.
Overwork of District Officer and shortage of staff-
Suggestions with regard to increase in number
of Joint Magistrates (Gait) 14625 (Streatfeild)
14709 p. 21 (Oldham) 14844 p. 26,14993-4 (Ban
Bihari) 15100, 15103 (Ranajit Sinha) 16791
(Lyall) 17207-8 (Duke) 17696 p. 133, 17720
(Darbhanga) 17886 (Allen) 17920, 17931,
17978-9, 17980 (Slacke) 18468, 18649-52 (Mac-
pherson) 18829.
Government of Bengal suggestions, App. II.,
p. 200.
Powers and duties (Gait) 14385,14622-3.
Reserve of officers to provide for leave and special
duties, question of (Gait) 14690-1.
Transfers, frequency of (Ban Bihari) 15105-7.
Means of avoiding transfers (Slacke) 18778-9.
Judges
Subordinate Judges—Term of appointment in one
place (Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18159.
Judicial and General Department
Functions of Secretary (Streatfeild) 14710.

K.
Knyvett, Mr. A.—Inspector-General of Police.
Evidence 17025-101.
Kristo Das Law, Maharaj-Kumar — Zamindar in
Calcutta.
Evidence 16475-91.
Kiichler, Mr. G. W.—Officer on special duty in office of
Director of Public Instruction.
Evidence 16533-790.

L.
Land
Acquisition—Question of larger powers for Commis-
sioner (Dulce) 17696p. 132,17767 (Slacke) 18671-2
(Macpherson) 18901.
Alienation of land—Increased powers for Pro-
vincial Government, proposed (Macpherson) 18800.
Land Registration
Departmental efficiency, pursuit of results (Streat-
feild) 14709 p. 21, 14783-6.
Inspector-General proposed as controlling authority
in a scheme involving abolition of Board of
Revenue (Baikunta Nath Sen) 18279.
Land Revenue
Government of India control, extent of—Opinions
for and against relaxation of control (Duke)
17696 p. 132, 17745-9 (McIntosh) 17527-8 (Bhu-
pendra Nath Basu) 18075 (Macpherson) 18800.
Officers and authorities connected with land
revenue—Powers and functions, and sugges-
tions for increased powers
Collector (Bompas) 16255-9 (Lyall) 17203-4,
17358 (Duke) 17696 p. 132 (Macpherson) 18800.
Commissioner (Duke) 17696 p. 136, 17750-7
(Sarfaraz Hosein) 19046.
Sub-divisional officer (Slacke) 18561-4.
Settlement-—Permanent Settlement
Contact between officers and people, permanent
settlement an obstacle, alleged (Lyall) 17203-5
(Darbhanga) 17882.
Revenue work, amount of in Bengal (McIntosh)
17567-71.
Settlement Officer
Description of work (Gait) 14374-6.
Subordination to Commissioner and Collector,
proposed (Madhusudan Das) 15501-2.
Leave of Officers
Health, considerations of, and leave arrangements
(Streatfeild) 14740-3.
Period of leave (Streatfeild) 14744-6 (Bompas)
16145-7, 16157-8.
Regulating dates of leave in order to reduce number
of transfers (Gait) 14238.