DEFENCE OF INDIA

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 148, 26 June 1933, Page 10

DEFENCE OF INDIA

BRITISH TRIBUNAL

AN AUSTRALIAN ADVISER

The distinction of being asked by the British Government to preside over a tribunal to advise on, certain questions regarding the apportionment of defence expenditure for India belongs to, Sir Eobert Garran, of .Sydney, who is a through^ passenger by the Maunganui, which arrived today from San Francisco.

Sir Eobert, who recently retired from the position of Solicitor-General to the Commonwealth Government, told a "Post" representative that the request came from the British Government'in October last year. The tribunal, which sat in London, consisted of himself as chairman, two English Judges, Lord Dunedin and,' Lord Tomlin, and two Indian Judges, Sir Shadi Lai and Sir Shah Muhammah Suleiman. The discussions and deliberations of the tribunal were in confidence, but Sir Eobert said that no doubt some report would be made public sooner or later.

After the- tribunal had made its report, Sir Bobert made a tour of England, arid he said he noticed distinct signs of recovery in business and in the confidence of the people. The depression complex seemed to have almost disappeared. On the other hand, America was still feeling very seriously the effects of the depression. At present, however, the people had great hopes for the future under, the Roosevelt regime. Sir Bobert said that the steps Australia had taken fo put her finances in order had caused great gratification in England. Sir Eobert occupied the position of Solicitor-General to the Commonwealth Government for sixteen years, and he was head of the Law Department for thirty-two years. .