WORK TO CONTINUE
THE INDIAN CONFERENCE LABOR REPORT DENIED (British Official Wireless.) Ecc. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Oct. 23. In the Federal Structure Committee of the Round-Table Conference, Lord Peel, chairman of-the Finance subcommittee, suggested a modification, which, after a brief discussion, was accepted. ■ ■/ • Accordingly, the general principles laid down- in the sub-committeo’s report will be taken as d, basis for graft l ing appropriate clauses in the bill and two committees will be set up. The first will investigate questions connected with the States’ contributions and similar , matters, and the second will bo a fact-finding committee to provide material on which final decisions as to taxation and other financial details will- bo taken.
A categorical denial is given to a Daily Herald report that the National Government, if, returned, would end tho Round-Table Conference. The Secretary for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, said the conference would continue so long as there was work it could usefully do.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17607, 24 October 1931, Page 5
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