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290 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
( c ) whether the price of the lands was paid to the Mahars of these villages ?
The Honourable Mr. J. L. Rieu : ( a ) Yes.
( b ) Rs. 50 per acre for Jirait land and Rs. 550 per acre for Gadi (rice) lands.
( c ) The lands being service inam, the sums awarded were credited to Government and an annual cash allowance calculated at 5 per cent. of the total amount of the compensation was sanctioned for the watandar Mahars.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XXV, p. 767, dated 1st March 1927)
Grants-in-aid to Local Boards
Dr. P. G. Solanki on behalf of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Will Government be pleased to state—
( a ) whether it is a fact that the question of grants to Local Boards has been kept pending for nearly 3 years by the Director of Public Instruction ;
( b ) if so, who is responsible for the delay ;
( c ) what steps, if any, Government propose to take in the matter ?
The Honourable Moulvi Rafiuddin Ahmed : ( a ) If the honourable member refers to grants by Government on account of primary education the provisional grants made yearly to district local boards or local authorities are often in excess of the actual amount shown to be due after audit. The final adjustment of these yearly grants are made later when audit objections have been met.
( b ) Does not arise.
( c ) No alteration of the existing procedure is contemplated.
(B.L.C. Debates, Vol. XXV, p. 1092, dated 7th March 1929)
Bombay Municipal Corporation—Morland Road
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Will Government be pleased to state—
( a ) whether it is a fact that the Bombay Municipal Corporation has not completely re-constructed Morland Road even once during the last 15 years, and, if so, the reasons therefor ;
( b ) whether Government intend to take any steps in the matter ;
( c ) whether it is a fact that the matter was represented to the Police Authorities and to the Municipal Corporation through representations and in the Press ?
The Honourable Dewan Bahadur Harilal D. Desai : ( a ) It is not a fact that the road has not been repaired during the last 15 years. During the period
1914 to 1921 the whole road was repaired regularly and in 1920-21 the entire length was repaired and the surface dressed with a paint coat of tar at a cost of Rs. 11,640-15-3. Since 1922 substantial repairs have not been carried out, but extensive patching of the road surface has been frequently done. The Corporation has given its consent to the re-construction of the road with sheet asphalt on cement concrete foundations and the work will be taken in hand in due course.
( b ) No.