Questions and Answers - Page 964

L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 943

(c) The answer to both parts of the question is in the affirmative.

(d) The post was first advertised by the Federal Public Service Commission but no suitable candidate was available in India.

(e) Yes.

(f) Mr. Harkness’s experience has been confined to Europe and countries other than India.

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*** Handmade paper for Members of Legislative** Assembly

31. Seth Govind Das : Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether he proposes to procure for future use of and sale to the Members of this House, handmade paper only which is manufactured as a village industry by institutions organised on cooperative basis ?

The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If all the Members of the House agree to accept and use handmade paper of the kind referred to by the Honourable Member, such paper will be procured for sale to them whenever it is available in acceptable qualities.

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@ Wells and Additional Accommodation for Members of Legislature

33. Seth Govind Das: (a) Will the Honourable the Labour Member be pleased to state whether it is a fact that there is a shortage of bungalows for the residence of members of both the Houses of the Central Legislature ? If so, what steps Government are taking to construct sufficient number of additional bungalows so as to provide residence for all the members ?

(b) Are Government aware that the absence of wells in these localities cause great hardship to such orthodox members of the

• Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. I of 1946, 5th February 1946, p. 481.

@ ibid.