Sir Arnold asked whether the Shan States would be. indemnified, 'a¢-a result of a temporary provision, any expense that might be necessary to prevent Chinese immigration.
fear," Sir Arnold added, "that we are going to do with the Shan States what we have done to Burma. We showed 40 per cent. of the land to be bought by Indians, who are as alien to Burma as we are."
Sir Arnold's speech followed motion by It-Col. Anthony Mulr~ head, Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma, that the Shan States Federal Fund Order be made in the form of a draft, laid before Parliament.
Lt.-Col. Muirhead said that Sir Arnold had raised a point of wide and considerable interest, and his Speech showed numerous aspects of the construction of the new Burma road, On the contrary, the provision suggested was at present a hypothe. tical one. "At present, there was no unusual influx of Chinese, and the particular problems envisaged by Sir Arnold were unlikely to materialize @uring the next year. This provision was purely an interim arrange. ment for twelve months.
Costs and Policing Sir Arnold asked whether any part of the cost of completing the Toad was borne by the public in the Shan States.
LI-Col. Mulrhead:—Yes, a certain proportion of the Shan States does contribute to the cost, but it is no particular adjustment' with which we are dooli In reply to a further question by Sir Arnold Wilson, Colonel Muirhead said that the matter of policing was rather a different question, "Only last December." he declared, travelled along that road, and went into China for ten miles, "although I met a considerable umber of Chinese on the road, the information 1 was, given, which' was unofcial, was that there were, perhaps not so many Chinese coming across the Border this year as there were last."
The debate was adjourned, pending consideration of the Order by the House of Lords.—Reuter,
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