THE INDIAN DISTURBANCES
PUNISHING THE AGITATORS. THE CHIEF CAUSE. A MISUNDERSTOOD BILL. By Telegraph,.— Association.— Copyright Calcutta, May 27, In connection with the disturbances in Eastern Bengal 69 convictions have been recorded,' and there are still 150 prisoners awaiting trial. ;.': Calcptta, May 28. The Governor-General , of India (Lord Minto) has withheld his assent to the Punjab's Colonisation Bill, which is intended to regularise the ; land tenure in the Government's colonies. The recent rioting, Lord Minto says, was to a large extent due to the natives misunderstanding the Bill. The Canal Colonies Bill referred to in the cablegram was passed in last session of ] the Viceroy's Council. The Government of India owns a large number of irrigation works and settles "colonies" along the. canals. The tenures granted of these lands are. of various kinds, and it was deemed desirable to adopt uniform conditions for the holdings. It was admitted at the time the Bill was brought in that it would inflict hardships on some of the colonies, for it required a reallotment of; the land. . The discontent caused by the measure was seized upon by tho " advertising" lawyers of Lahore to inflame the minds of the people.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 7
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196THE INDIAN DISTURBANCES New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13450, 29 May 1907, Page 7
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