INDIAN REFORMS
defence by member of GOVERNMENT i'J OFFICIAL -1V1P.K1.Z33.) RUGBY, January 29. The Parliamentary Under-Secre-tary for India (Mr R. A. Butler), in • speech at Cambridge on the Government of India Bill, emphasised the importance of instruments of instructions being issued to the Gov-ernor-General and Governors under the new constitution. While unalterable without the approval of Parliament, they would add flexibility to the written constitution. They would follow the lines indicated in the Joint Seiect Committee's report. in general, he said, the Bill was based on the Parliamentary system of Government, but it provided in twergencic-i for a strong executive, £f - familiar to the East. The new constitution provided for a partnership between Great Britain and India whhin the Empire, and he v.us confident also that the partnership in trade begun bv the Ottawa Agreement and the trade agreement published a few weeks ago would be continued.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21386, 31 January 1935, Page 11
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