GRAVE TRADE SETBACK

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1068, 4 September 1930, Page 9

GRAVE TRADE SETBACK

DEFICIT OF £937,500 FACED AT BOMBAY TAX REVENUE UNPAID Reed. 9.5 a.m. DELHI, Wednesday. The civil disobedience movement will result in a grave financial position in the Boriibay Presidency in the coming year, says an official communique, which points out that the Budget estimates for the current year, which contemplated a surplus of £7,500, has been converted into a deficit of £937,500. In the northern districts of the Presidency, where the civil disobedience movement against the payment of land revenue W'as first organised, £41,250 in taxes remain unpaid. TURNING ON CONGRESS There is increasing evidence in many parts of the country of revolt against Congress “domination” and of support to the Government in combating civil disobedience. Even those who formerly supported Congress are now realising the folly of carrying on a campaign which, in addition to ruining- the country, is producing lawlessness and its inevitable result —-anarchy. The recent bomb and shooting outrages created a wave of indignation, and support to the Government is gaining momentum. In the village of Klianpur, in the United Provinces, a crowd of angry loyalists rallied to the aid of the police when Congress volunteers attempted to rescue two of their number and attacked Congressmen. Thirty were injured in the ensuing tight.