INDIA CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1931, Page 2

INDIA CONFERENCE

ANOTHER STAG”. (British Official Wirelea.;.) RUGBY. October 27. The discussion on the Indian Federal Court in the Hound Table Federal (Structure Committee concluded to day in a speech by Sir Mohammed Shaft], j who urged that, in view of there being a unanimous Indian opinion in favour of such a court, its creation should he undertaken as soon, as possible. Lord San key said that on Monday he would lay before the conference three reports dealing with a Federal Legislature. Federal finance and a Federal Court. Ale-anwhile lie wished to obtain the Committee’s opinion on certain points, decisions regarding which wtVre necessary in drafting an earlier clause of a Bill for Parliament. None of these questions, which arose on two of his original list of headings, should impunge upon the Communal question. They arose under headings Number Six dealing with the distribution of the Legislative powers between the Federal and the Provincial Legislatures, and tiie effect on State legislation relating to Federal subjects, and number five, dealing with the Federal Ministry and its relation with the 1 gislature. Mr AA r . Shafti urged that some of the questions outlined under No. Five should he left until the Minorities Committee had reported, and Lord Sankey promised to consider a postponement where it was thought necessary

’Replying to Sir F. Sapnt, who asked when the next Plenary Session would bo held, Lord Sankc-y promised to raise that matter with the Prime Minister when he returned to London on Thursday.