LEGISLATORS AND 'MOTHER INDIA'

were issued by any of the State or Company-
managed Railways.

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Extract from the Punjab Legislative Council Debates,
Vol. X, No. 21, of November 22nd, 1927, p. 1198.

^702. Raizada Hans Raj: Will the Honourable the
Finance Member please state—

(a) whether it is a fact that Government officials in
the Punjab, especially of the police department
and the Information Bureau, helped Miss Mayo
in the collection of materials for the publication
of her book Mother India ?

(J) whether the Government is aware that this book
has been bitterly resented by the Indian public;
. ($) whether the Government intends to take steps to
proscribe its entry into the Punjab;

(d) whether in the American edition of the book,
there were certain things written against Muham-
madans but were removed in the English edition;

(e) whether the Punjab Government had anything
to do in the matter?

The ^Honourable Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency: (a)
"> Government understands that during her visit
to the Punjab Miss Mayo met and conversed with
a number of officials and non-officials. No official
help was given to her in the Punjab towards the
collection of material.

(b) Yes.

(c) No.

(d) Government has no information on this point.

(e) No.

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