Conservative Party and Reforms. Against indirect election. Congress returning to constitutional methods. Decision not to release prisoners. Retrocession of Udaipur and Jodhpur villages in Ajmer-Merwara.
Pleasure at Report of Privileges Committee. Good reception in Press of Erskine's appointment. Promises views of Local Governments on indirect election. Hitherto indirect election considered impossible in India for practical reasons.
Congratulations on debate on Report of Committee of Privileges. Muslim representation in Federal Assembly. Officer sent to examine position in Wa State. Conference to discuss problems regarding Cochin Harbour - loss of revenue by British India to Cochin and Travancore, and divided jurisdiction b...
Necessity of keeping promise to give Muslims one-third representation in Federal Houses. Parlakimedi: impossibility of agreeing to his request about Orissa Boundary.
Announcement of Usman's successor. Bomb attack on Gandhi, and latter's failure to use incident to condemn terrorism in general. Enquiries received about successor to Uberoi on India Council. Attack on Churchill in Commons. Promises to consider subject of preservation of wild life. Governors' vie...
Difficulties of communal representation in Federal Legislature. Parlakimedi's wish to alter Madras-Orissa boundary. Difficulty of deciding date of election: November suggested.
Hindu complaints about Government proposals for representation of minorities in Services. Advises Anderson against seeing Gandhi in Calcutta. Thinks custom of Viceroy wearing full dress uniform on installation should stand. Thinks Provinces should celebrate Jubilee as they think fit.
Inadvisable to turn nominated into elected member for N.W.F. Province. Encloses copy of letter to Governors regarding Central Provinces State Aid to Industries Act.