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REGISTERED No. D-28

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1948

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND SUPPLY

Office of the Textile Commissioner

NOTIFICATION

Bombay, the 1st September 1948

General Permission under the Indian Cotton (Control) Order, 1945

No. TOS-I/48.—In pursuance of Clause 5 of the Indian Cotton (Control) Order 1945 and in supersession of the Notification of the Textile Commissioner No. 214-T.A.745 (ii), dated the 19th January 1946, I hereby declare that subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 below of this Per- mission the following contracts relating to the cotton of the year 1948-49 or earlier seasons shall be excluded from the provisions of the said order, namely: —

(i) Ready Contracts. (ii) Delivery Contracts: that is to say forward Contracts for Kapas or Cotton (full-pressed, half:pressed or loose) of specific qualities or types and for specific delivery at a specified price, delivery orders, railway receipts or bills of lading against which Contracts are not transferable to third parties.

(iii) Hedge Contracts: that is to say Forward Contracts entered into by members of the East India Cotton Association Limited entitled to the use of the Clearing House of the Association where such Contracts are made in accordance with the rules and by-laws of the Association in the official markets of the Association,

2. (1) Nothing in this Permission shall apply in relation to any Contract for the sale or purchase of any cotton of the description specified in Columns 1 and 2 of the Schedule hereto annexed wherein the price stipulated is less than the floor price specified in Column 3 of the Schedule or more than the ceiling price specified in Column 4 of the Schedule, as applicable to the subject-matter of the Contract having regard to the place of delivery:

Provided that where the cotton, the subject-matter of the Contract, is of a quality either inferior or superior to the basic quality referred to in Columns 1 and 2 of the Schedule, the floor or the ceiling price shall be decreased or in- creased as the case may be by an amount specified in columns 5 to 7 of the Schedule.

(2) Every Contract in which the final price is not named shall be read as if the following clause were inserted therein: "The price payable shall be within the range of the floor and ceiling prices under the Schedule to the Textile Commissioner's General Permission No.TCS-T/48, dated the 1st September 1948''.

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3. (1) The prices specified in the Schedule are in Rupees per candy of 784 lbs. nett for delivery iu full-pressed bales t^-seller's godown, Bombay, and in- clude i per cent, brokerage payable by the seller to the buyer and the usual sample and stone allowances.

(2) The floor and ceiling prices shall lie the floor and coiling prices specified in the Schedule reduced by the sum equivalent to the railway freight, from the place of origin to Bombay and Us. Ill per candy and increased by the sum, if any, equivalent to the railway freight from the place of origin to the place of delivery to the buyer aud Es. 10 per candy.

Explanation: Place of origin means the railway station nearest Qiu Press Factory where the cotton was pressed.

(3) Where any Contract is made with reference to a standard of weight other thata tho candy of 784 lbs., the ceijing and floor prices applicable J^icreto under sub-paragraph (2) above sha'l be as increased or reduced, os the case may be, in proportion.

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4. For the purposes of this Permission,

(a) 'Mat-ilia" means cotton from any place in the District of Nasik or of East and West Khan desk in the Province of Bombay, Central Province and Bemv, Centnil India, or any of the States of Hyder- flbad, Gwalior, Jhalawar, Pratnbgarh and Sironj or in Chhabra or Pirtiwa Piirgunas of Totik State; and includes "Verum", "Cambodia", "Buri", "Farm", "Upland", "Gaorani", "Parbhani Seed" and "Amorioan Seed".

(b) "Broach" means cotton from any place in the district of Kttira or Broach or Punch Mahals (excluding Anldeskwar Talukn) in the Province of Bombay or in any of the States of Balasinor, Baria, Cambay, Chhota Udepur, Lunawuda, Jambughoda, Kadan Mandwn, and Vajiria', Bhaderwa, Barodn District of Baroda State and Talod; and includes "Farm", "Vijay", " B .p 8", " B. 0" and "1027".

(c) "Surti" means cotton from any place in tho Ankleshwar Taluka of the Broach D'strict, or in the Surat District of the Province of Bom- bay or the Nawapur Talukn of the West Khimdesh District or in any of the Statos of Rajpip'a,' Sachin, Banada or Dharampur or in the Navsari District of tho Baroda State.

(d) " E. G. Amorican descriptions" means cotton from any plaoe in tho East Punjab Province,, or in any of the States of "SVidlrot, Jind, Malerkotla, Nabha, or Patiala.

(e) "Dhollera" means cotton from, any place in Kathiawar, or in any State of the Former Western India States, or in the district of Ahmedabnd in the Bombay Provinoe, or in Mobsana or Amreli Districts of Baroda State or in Cambay State or Vnttapur Taluka of the former Gu-jrai, States or Petlad: and includes "1027", "Kadi/Viramgaon", "Kadaya" and "Vagad".

(f) "Kalagin" moans cotton from any plaoe in Kathiawar.

(g) "Bengal Deshi" means cotton from any plaoe in the East Punjab, or the United Provinces, Eajputana or any Indian State in aqy of these areas.

(h) "Oomra Deehi" means cotton from any plaoe in Berar and C.P., Khandesh Districts in the Bombay Province, Contral India, or from Burhanpur, BarWnhn, Harda/ Khandwa, Sana.vad, and in- cludes "Muttia".

(i) ''Coompta" means cotton from any pJace in any of tlie districts ot Dharwar, Belgaum, Bijapur or Satara in the Bombay Province or in any of the States of Jath, Aundh, Phaltan, Kolhapur, Sangli, Miraj Senior, Miraj Junior, Kurundwad Senior, Kurundwad Junior, Savannur, Jamkhandi, Mudho.', Bamdurg, Mysore (ex- cluding the districts of Mysore and Bangalore) or from the Eaichur Protected Area in Haichur District of Hyderabad State; and in- cludes "Farm", "Jawari", and "Jaywant".

(j) "Upland" means cotton from any place as given above fur Coompta;

and includes "Farm".

(k) "Westerns" means cotton from any place in Bellary, Anantpur, and Cuddapah districts, or in Pattkonda Taluka or Kurnool District of Madras Province or Haichur District (excluding Jfaielmr Protected area) or Guibarga District in the Hyderabad State; and includes "Farm", "Bagalkot" and "Jaywant".

(1) "Cambodia" means cotton from any pln.ee in any of the districts ol North ArcoL, South Arcot, Goinabatore, Sflltjna, Trichinopoly (in- cluding Pjiddukotai State), Madura, Kamnad, Tinnevelly, Cbit- toor and Chingleput in the Madras Province; and includes "Farm" aud "Avanashi".

(m) "Karunganni" means cotton from any place in tiny of the districts of Coimbatore, Madura, Raranad and Tinnevelly in the Madras Province; and includes "Tinnevelly".

(n) "C. P. I, 0. P. JI and Central India" menus cotton from Central Provinces (excluding. Nirnar and Hnshangabad districts); "Yeotmal district; Morei (Chief Centre Warud) and Chandur (Chief Centre Dhamangaon) talukas of Amraoti district of Berar: Central India (except Bundelkhand Stutos and Eewa Ktate); Jhalawflr, Mewar and Partabgarh States and Sironj, Chhobra and Pirmvn. Pargnnas of Tonk State of Eajpu^anft and includes Malvi.

SCHEbtTLE

1 4 2 8

Basic Floor

Bescrijitkm of Cotton

"Off" and "On" Allowances for claas

Basie staple len^tb inelie?

otiier than liaric class

"On" Allowances Tor staple above the basie staple Priee Bs- per eandj

Basie Ceiling Prtee fii. per candy

"Off" allow- ances for staple below basic staple

3

S

6

7

T H E

Good F. Uuod

Fine 9 Fine

Choice 2/32* 1/32*

2/32-

1/32*

3/3 2" 4 / 3 2'

Estra S. VlDe

B s.

R s.

Bs. &s.

B a.

B s.

Ba.

B s.

as-

J a r i Us . ..

. .

495

j

25/32"

fi

25

ia

35

lijsis

20

20

40

60

6 00

B r o a ch

475

5

S/4*

5

15

Basis

85

. 10

20

20

40

b0

60

G A Z E T T E

•

Vijiy—

O F

650

525

3/4*

5

15

10

S5

Baai*

20

I

20

40

00

•SO 1027 I . . . liroaoh Farm j

- l U T it . . . ..

715

5

580

7/8*

5

Basis

1&

SO

10

15

SO

40

SO

60

N D

I

6M

j

• 625

3/4'

-irP/Am BG

5

Bas]"

10

15

35

20

20

4U

60

A

6 90

565

B

13/16'

L SS P / Am EU

5

10

16

Basis

35

20

20

40

* 60

760

635

2 - i S F P Mm SO .

S

T/S-

5

10

IS

Basis

35

20

20

40

60

so so •so

7 00

C o o m p ta

575

5

5

7/3*

Kisi"

10

15

35

20

15

35

50

65

660

a io

13/16'

U p l a nd

5

5

10

15

Basla

35

20

- 20

40

60

ou

650

500

•Westerns . . . . -•

13/16*

5

6

Ba=*s

10

15

35

20

15

35

50

E X T B A O E D

65

I

720

5

69S

7/e-

5

Cambodia . .

BH9l5

15

25

SO

25

40

60

80

100

050

13/16*

6 25

5

5

Basis

10

S5

20

15

20

40

5G

570

. ..

6

S/4-

DboDera

10

Basis

5

15

35

20

20

40

60

N A R Y

80

.

K a l a g in . . . . ..

5 70

...

3/4'

5

5

Hush

10

15

15

30

20

35

50

BS

445

B e n j p] D e s l ii . . ..

20

40

Basis

60

.."

• • •

ao

495

O o m ra D e s hl . . ..

20

40

Basis

60

S E P T

.

C PI a nd C P II a nd C e n t r al I n d ia .

435

5/3'

5

. ..

15

5 B*ai3

20

25

36

45

8

65

.

B O M B AT ;

T.P.BARAT,

Isi September 1948.

Textile Commissioner.

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PlTBLISHJrD BS TBS MAMAOIE Or Pi BUCAHOhS, DSLHI, IlTDIi.

REGISTERED No. D-28

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1948

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 3rd September 1948.

No. F-21/l/48-Appt(SP).—The Honourable Shri Shanmukham Chetty has, on the forenoon of the 37th August 1948, vacated hie office as Member of the Council of Ministers of His Excellency the Governor-General.

New Delhi, the 4th September 1048

No. 2/14/I/48-PubliC.—In pursuance of Section a of the Census Act, 1948, the Central Government, considering it necessary to take a census of refugees, hereby declares its intention of taking such census in the territories specified in the Schedule annexed hereto.

For the purposes of this notification:—-

(a) 'refugee' means any person who has entered India on or niter the 1st March, 1947, having left or been, compelled to leave his home in West Pakistan on ac- count of civil disturbances there or the fear of such disturbances or on account of the setting up of the two Dominions of India and Pakistan;

(b) "West Pakistan" means that part: of Pakistan which lies to the went of India.

SCHEDULE

PART I — PROVINCES

1. The Provinces of Bombay. 2, The United Provinces. ft. The Province of East Punjab. 4. The Province of Central Provinces and Berar. 5. The Province of Delhi. 6, The Province of Ajmer-Merwara.

PART II — ACCEDING STATES

1. Himachal Pradesh. 2 united State of Saurashtra. 3. United State of Vindya Pradesh. 4. United State, of .Rajasthan. 5. United State of Madhya Bharat. 6. Patiala and East Punjab States Union.

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No. 2/14/II/48-Public.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of aeeiion 8 of the Oeusi.K Act, J !••*+>, [he (. eiitrul Government is pleased to issue the following instructions with respect to questions to be asked in the Provinces of Delhi and A]mer-Mer\vnra by a census officer for the purpose of taking census of refugees in pursuance of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs No. 2/14/48-PubIic, dated 4th September 1948.

LIST OF QUESTIONS

1. Name o,f head of family. 2. Where was your home in I'ukisian".' 8. Religion. 4. How many persons were in the family there? 5. How many of you came over TO Indian Union? Give names, sex :tnd ages. 6. Did you own rural property (immovable) in Pakistan'/ Give details of value etc.

7. Did you own urban property (immovable) in Pakistan? Give details of value etc.

8. What were the occupations pursued by you or members of your huuse- hold when in Pakistan? Give rank, number, unit and dates in res- pect of any military, naval or nit¹ foiee service rendered.

9. Before 15th August 19-17 did you own any property, business or other assets in Indutn Union?

10. Have you or any members of your family secured employment in Indian Union? If so give details.

11. How are you accommodated at present? Are \ou living in (a) a house, (b) a refugee camp or (c) a Dharamshala or (d) in the open without any protection? In oase of (a) is the house (i) bought or leased or (ii) purely tomporary ?

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12. What rehabilitation benefits hnvo you so far derived from Government? Givo details?

H. V. R. IENGAtt, Seoy.

New Delhi, the 3rd Septeviber 1948.

No. 8/9/48-JudlCial.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Ajnier-Merwanx (Extension nf Laws) Act, 1947 (LII of 1947), the Central Government is pleased to extend the Bombay Electricity (Surcharge) Act, 1940 (Bombay Act XIX of 1946), to ihe Province of Afmer-Merwarn, subject to the following modifications, iimru-Iy: —

(i) For the words "Provincial Government" wherever they occur, thft words "Chief Commissioner" shall be substituted.

(ii) In sub-section (2) of section 1, for the word "Bombay", the word* "Ajmer-Merwara" shall be substituted.

(Jiii) At the end of sub-section (4) of section 1, the words "from tha date of its extension to Ajmer-Merwara" shall be added,

(iv) In Eub-section (2) of section 8, after the brackets and 6gure "(1)", the words "or on its own motion" shall be ipserted.

(v) Section fi shall be omitted; and

(vi) In section 6, the words "or in any contract for energy or for main.

tenance of street-lighting equipment" shall be omitted.'

B O M B AY U 'T N o. MX OK I I M IJ

ii''irst publixlirtl, tiftfi' having received Ike assent of the Governor U'lifraL, in the 'Bombnij (jnrrrnmeni Uu3"lt<<" on thv SOlh Scplmnber, 19-10) An Act to provide for the levy ol a surcharge by licensees and sanction-holdera under the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, in reapect of their undertakings. WUBBKAS it is expedient to provide-for the levy of a surcharge by licensees tmd panel ion-holders under 1 he lndi:m FA rtrieity Act, 1910 (IX of 1910), in respect uf their undertakings; Jt is hereby enacted us IOIIOWK : —

1. Short title, extent, application and duration.—(1) This Act may be called tha Bombay Electricity iSurclmrge) Act, KM6.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of Bombay. (3) It shall apply to such under takings as the l'rovinciuJ Go-venuwnt may, by notification in the Official Gazetle, specify.

(4) It shall be in force for ft period of three \nnrs only. 2. Definitions.—Jn this Act, unless there it umihinx repugnant in the sub- ject i if context,-—

(i) "licensee" means any person lioon&ed under 1'ai't 11 of the principal Act to supply energy;

(ii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules. (iii) "principal Act" menus ihe indiRii V,h r-iricity Aot, 1W10 (IX of lfllO);

(iv) "sanclion-holdef" menus ti person ijupplying eJectrical energy with the previous sanction of the Provineinl Government under auction 28 of the principul Act;

(v) words and expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the principal Act.

3. Power of Provincial Government to fix rate ol surcharge.—(1) Any licensee or Bonotion-holder may apply to the Provincial Government in the prescribed form for fixing n rate of surcharge on the charges for energy or street lighting equipment leviable by him under the terms of hiy licence, sanction or con- tract, us the ruse may be. Sncli applicalioTi shall be accompanied b\ such c.nlcultttiinns as may be prescribed.

(2) On receipt of an application under sub-seetjon (I), the Provincial (rovernnient may, if it considers thai n surcharge is desirable in the case of such licensee or sanction-holder, by order notified in Ihe Official Gazette, ti\ the. rate of surcharge.

(3) The rate of surcharge fixed under sub-section (3) RIIHII not exceed

(6) Tlie Provincial Government m ay at any time enhance or reduce by a like order the rate fixed under sub-section (#).

4. Licensee and sanction-holder not to supply energy at charges other than charges surcharged.—Upon the rate of surcharge being fixed by t he Provincial Government from time to time in accordance with this Act. it shall not be lawful for the licensee or sanction-holdtr concenieu except with the previous sanction of the Provincial Government to chaigd at other t h an charges surcharged at the rate for the time being so fixed:

. Provided t h at no sucharge or any subsequent revision thereoi shall affect charges leviable for any period not covered by the relevant order of the Pro- viucial Government.

5. Existing surcharges deemed to be made under this Act.—Any existing surcharges applied by a licensee or sanction-holder under the provisions of the B o m b ay Electricity Supply (Licensed Undertakings' War Costs) Order, 1944, to his charges shall be deemed to be surcharges fixed under section 3.

6. Act to apply notwithstanding any other law etc The provisions of this Act fchall apply notwithstanding anything contained in smy other law or in a ny licence or sanction granted under the principal Act, or in any contract for energy or for maintenance of street lighting equipment.

7. Eules.—(1) The Provincial Government m ay by notification in t he Official Gazette m a ke rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act..

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of t he foregoing provision, the Provincial Government m ay make rules providing for the form d£ application and the calculations to accompany it under sub-section (1) of section 3, and t he form of undertaking to be executed, the limits in excess of which profits of a licensee or sanction-holder shall be transferred to a B a t es Stabilization Reserve and the purposes for which they shall be so transferred under sub-section (5) of section 3.

E. C. GAYNOR, Dy. Secy.

PDBDISHED m TH* MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS. DELHI, INDIA. , POINTED BT THBB M.ANAQSR. GOVERNMENT OF .INDIA PEESS, NBW DELHI, lW"tt.