INDIAN CONFERENCE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 244, 15 October 1931, Page 7

INDIAN CONFERENCE

THE PROPOSED FEDERATION

[ British Official Wireless. ] Received Oct. 14, 5.5 p.m. RUGBY', Oct. 13. The Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-table Conference spent to-day considering the report of the finance sub-committee which, among other recommendations, suggested that an expert committee should work out in detail a financial scheme for the federation, taking the sub-com-mittee’s report as a basis.

Several speakers, including Sir Akbar Hydari, expressed the view that this task would occupy experts for 12 months.

Replying to a question from the chairman, Lord Sankey and Sir Akbar Hydari agreed to the desirability of fixing a time by which tho States should reach a definite decision regarding their entry into the federation. The States delegation, he said, took the view that until they had seen the report of the expert committee they would be unable to decide whether or not to enter the federation. While the experts were at work investigation on other points would be completed and the States, with all the salient features of the scheme before them, would bo in a position to make a decision.

It is understood that the Nawab of Ehopal, who speaks for the Chamber of Princes, will make a further reference to the attitude of the States, indicated by Sir Akbar Hydari.