At the request. of the various planting With regard to the last his Majesty is associations the Government of India have made to express the hope that "the con-sanctioned the imposition of a cess of 4 troversies which have been aroused during pie (is part of an anna or penny) upon the passing of the measure will not. be of every pound of tea exported; the money long duration." The proceedings during thus collected is to be handed over to the last stage of the measure have, how-trustees and is to be spent in spreading ever, hardly encouraged this hope. I the sale of tea in India itself, and in thu: mentioned in my last letter that the Lords creating fresh m: arkers. Use is to be made had an amendment saddling the of the Post Office in selling small packages, and it is hoped that in this way when the advantages of tea are made more widely known a large demand will be created. Home prices are a little bit stronger, but tea planters on the whole are very des-local authorities with' the cost of the wear and tear of voluntary school buildings.
expressed the belief that this would be regarded by the House of Commons as a breach of privilege, since the Commons alone have the right of propoting the
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