INDIAN OFFICE PINANCE.
ROYAL COMMISSION SUGGESTED. . Bt T«lccrn,Dh—Presi Association—Oooyrliut London, February 14. In the House of Cohlmons, Mr. Asquith,;. the. Premier, j'ustilled the India Office's purchase.of silver through Messrs. Samuel' Montagu and Co., but announced that a. Royal Commission would investigate the finances of the Department. ,■'
. Mr.. ! ;Asquith suggested' that the Royal Commission should inquire into tho organisation of the India Office, the use of Indian bank balances, and tho maintenance of a standard ourrency, and also as to how far the Government was. dealing fairly between tho United Kingdom tad' India, with regard to;tho employment of surplus revenue.'. '. ■■
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 5
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99INDIAN OFFICE PINANCE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 5
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