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Item No. 9

(Bombay Legislative Council Debates 1928, Vol. XXII)

(Part II, pp. 96-97)

Clerks in Government Service

Mr. R. S. Asarale: Will Government be pleased to state the total number in the clerical ranks in the offices of the various departments of [Government] ?

The Honourable Sir Chunilal Mehta: A statement giving the requisite information is placed on the Council Table :

Col1 Marathas and allied castes Muham- madans Depres- sed classes Advan- ced Hindus Parsis Chris- tians and Jews Others Total
I The Secretariat. II P. W. D. III Collector of Bombay IV Commis- sioner of Excise. V Small Causes Court. VI High Court. VII Bombay Police Courts. VIII Com- missioner of Police, Bombay. 31 6 3 1 9 4 7 11 .. 8 .. 7 15 4 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 268 64 28 12 58 125 32 59 38 8 .. 5 1 22 .. .. 81 10 4 .. 5 23 4 4 11 3 1 .. 8 9 .. 440 91 44 18 97 198 47 87

Item No. 10

(From the Times of India 30th May 1928)

THROUGH INDIAN EYES

“CHAMARDAS AND MAHARDAS”

How sincere the political lions are when they roar about the disabilities and hardships of the Untouchables, was clearly brought out at the Maharashtra Conference when the question of the removal of untouchability was adroitly shelved. Among the half dozen or so of protestants against this trick were men belonging to the Swarajya. One of them wrote in that paper an outspoken article, exposing the general Hindu outlook on the thorny problem,