NEW RULE IN INDIA

Northern Advocate, 8 February 1936, Page 5

NEW RULE IN INDIA

NEW CONSTITUTION APPRO,VP

I British Official Wireless.! v (Received 2.30 p.m.) RUGBY, February 7

The House of Commons discussed two orders, the first of a serifes to be made under the Government of India Act. The two orders," taken together, mark the final stages in the establishment of the Provinces of Sind and Crissa with constitutions for the •interim period. In moving that the House approve the orders, the Under-Secretary fbi 1 India. Mr R. A. Butler, said the Secretary of State for India, the Marquess of Zetland, was well satisfied with the progress being made with the work preliminary to bringing the new Indian constitution into operation. - ' : ’ Providing the forthcoming report of Sir Otto Niemeyer showed that there was no financial obstacle, the Secretary for India hoped to be able, before the summer recess, to ask Parliament to consider the bringing of part 3 of the Government of India Act, reforming provincial constitutions, into operation early in 1937, At the commencement oi public business in the House, 27 members, who were successful in the ballot of private members for the right to produce bills, introduced their bills, ‘which were formally read a first time. : It is unlikely that more than eight of these will have the opportunity .to move the second reading of their bills before the end of the session.

Today week Admiral Sir Murray Suetae will move the second reading of the bill to subordinate the three fighting services to a ministry of defence. A fortnight later a Labour member will move the second reading 6f a bill to amend the law relating-to workmen’s compensation,- f - -

Mr A. P. Herbert secured a place in the ballot, but is too far down to have a hope of securing a second reading for the bill which he introduced today relating to marriage and divorce, licencing and gambling, in connection with which subject he has been a prominent advocate of reforms for many years.