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

INDEX.

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Legislative Council, Provincial
Imperial finance, discussion of—Power for Provin-
cial Council proposed (1 ar ini Persad) 15795,
15817-9.
Imperial legislation, discussion of, by Provincial
Council, opinion against (Tarini Persad) 15859.
Popular control of, suggestions for (Moti Lal Ghose)
18398 pp. 164, 166, 18467.
Lieutenant-Governor
Conferences of Commissioners, opinion against
attendance of Lieutenant - Governor (Slacke)
18623-5.
Continuity of policy, tendency of Lieutenant-
Governorship to disturb (Streatfeild) 14749-51.
Head of the Government (Gait) 14239 ; App. I.,
p. 198.
Powers and functions, see title Provincial Govern-
ment.
Relations with the people (A.C. Mazumdar) 19143
p. 193.
Revenue, Board of, relations with, see Revenue,
Board of.
Loans
Lending powers for Provincial Governments,
opinion in favour of (Bhupendra Nath Basu)
18076.
Raising of loans by Provincial Government in
local markets
Opinion against (Oldham) 14844 p. 26 (Peary
Mohan) 15211 (£>. Bhattacharjee) 16063 p. 69
(Ranajit Sinha) 16791 (Sitanath Roy) 16885,
16886-8 (McIntosh) 17407 p. 120 (Baikunta
Nath Sen) 18349 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19143
p. 192.
Opinion in favour of (M. C. Nandi) 15263-6,
15302-5 (Gidhaur) 15714-6, 15777-80 (Tarini
Persad) 15788-91, 15794, 15860, 15906-10
(J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 78, 16412-7 (Bhu-
pendra Nath Basu) 18075, 18082-6, 18137-41,
18212-5 (Bailcunta Nath Sen) 18279 p. 161,
18347-53.
Taking of loans by Provincial Government from
Government of India, opinion against (Baikunta
Nath Sen) 18350-1.
Working of Loans Act (McIntosh) 17463-4.
Local Authorities
Organization of (Oldham) 14897-901.
Local Board
Abolition, question of (McIntosh) 17620.
Opinion against (Madhusudan Das) 15579.
Opinion in favour of (Ahmad) 17683, 17689.
Areas dealt with by (Gidhaur) 15760-1.
Constitution
Chairman (Madhusudan Das) 15551 (Ranajit
Sinha) 16881 (Campbell) 17847-51 (A. C.
Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193, 19197-8.
Election of members (Baikunta Nath Sen) 18279
p. 161.
Class representation, question of (K. Ghosh)
16011-4, 16020-4.
Recruitment of members (Campbell) 17870 (Moti
Lal Ghose) 18421-2.
Vice-Chairman (Madhusudan Das) 15551-2.
Control of Local Board
District Board retention of control, opinions for
and against (Moti Lal Ghose) 18398 p. 166
(A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193.
Sub - divisional officer, position of (Bompas)
16208.
Efficiency of Local Board, question of (Oldham)
14844 p. 26 (Lyall) 17183 (McIntosh) 17620,
17624-5 (Duke) 17696 p. 133 (A. C. Mazumdar)
19143 p. 193.
Financial position and powers
Larger financial powers needed (Campbell) 17838
p. 139, 17860, 17869 (Baikunta Nath Sen)
18338-40.
Source of income-—Financed by District Board,
suggestions with regard to increased funds
(Oldham) 14904-5 (Madhusudan Das) 15576-7,
15582 (Bompas) 16283 (Ranajit Sinha) 16853
(McIntosh) 17627-8, (Baikunta Nath Sen)
18307-8 (A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193, 19183.
Powers and functions and suggestions with refer-
ence to increased powers (Peary Mahon) 15226
(Madhusudan Das) 15553, 15578, 15580 (Gid-
haur) 15759 (K. Ghosh) 15992-4, 15998-9,
16061-2 (Bompas) 16284-9 (Ranajit Sinha)
16849-52 (McIntosh) 17407 p. 121, 17621-2

Local Board—cont.
Powers and functions, &c.—cont.
(Campbell) 17838 p. 139, 17859-60 (Baikunta
Nath Sen) 18341 (Slacke) 18709-14 (A. C.
Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193, 19181-2.
Dispensaries and hospitals (Campbell) 17838 p.
139.
Education (J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 79 (Kiich-
ler) 16533 (Lyall) 17372-3 (McIntosh) 17629
(Duke) 17696 p. 133, 17823-4 (Campbell) 17838
p. 139 (Bhupendra Nath Basu) 18170-1
(Baikunta Nath Sen) 18386 (Slacke) 18679-80
(A. C. Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193.
Government of Bengal suggestions, App. II.,
p. 201.
Sanitation (J. N. Mukherjee) 16307 p. 79 (Camp-
bell) 17838.
Taxation (Madhusudan Das) 15581.
Local Officers
Decrease in authority—Causes (Streatfeild) 14709
p. 21, 14783-6.
Local Self-Government
Amendment (Local Self - Government Act) Bill
(McIntosh) 17407 p. 121.
Attitude of people—Extent of interest taken in
local affairs, App. IL, p. 201.
Board, scheme for creation of (Bailcunta Nath Sen)
18279 p. 161.
Development of—Suggestions (Bompas) 16125 p.
72 (McIntosh) 17492-4 (Duke) 17696 p. 133,
17727-8 (Darbhanga) 17901-2 (Moti Lal Ghose)
18398 pp. 165, 166, 18400.
Powers of local bodies, question of increasing
powers, App. IL, p. 201.
Progress already made (J. N. Mukherjee) 16456-8
(Darbhanga) 17914-5.
Rules dictated by Government encroached upon
policy of Local Self-Government Act (A. C.
Mazumdar) 19143 p. 193.
Lyall, Mr. F.—Collector of Bhagalpur.
Evidence 17182-406.

M.
McIntire. Mr. A. L.—Conservator of Forests.
Evidence 16949-7024.
McIntosh, Mr. H. J.—Commissioner of Chota Nagpur
Division.
Evidence 17407-682.
Macpherson, the Hon. William Charles, C.S.I.—Mem-
ber of Board of Revenue in Bengal in charge of
Customs, Excise, &c.
Evidence 18800-9045.
Macrae, Colonel R., K.C.I.E.—Inspector-General of
Civil Hospitals.
Evidence 17102-181.
Madhusudan Das, Mr., C.E.I., M.A., B.L.—Pleader
and Landed Proprietor in Cuttack.
Evidence 15493-588.
Magistrates
Appointment of Magistrates, question of—Delega-
tion of powers to Commissioners (Streatfeild)
14820-2.
See also District Magistrate, Deputy Magistrate, &c.
Malaria
Insufficient attention to question of malaria on part
of Provincial Government (Bhupendra Nath Basu)
18219-21.
Ravages of malaria in Bengal villages—Causes and
remedies suggested (Moti Lal Ghose) 18398 p. 166,
18417-20, 18434-6, 18462-5.
Special Sanitary Department to deal with (Bhupen-
dra Nath Basu) 18075, 18222-3.
Manuals—Large number issued (Gait) 14707-8.
Reduction feasible (Baikunta Nath Sen) 18279,
18284-5.
Marine Department
Functions of Secretary in Public Works Depart-
ment (Inglis) 15005 p. 31.
Government of India sanction required to rules
made by Local Government—No relaxation of
control required (Inglis) 15005 p. 31.
Professional sanction not given as regarded techni-
cal part of the work (Inglis) 15077.
Mazumdar, Babu Ambica Charan—Pleader and Land-
holder.
Evidence 19143-242.