6 MARCH 1926, Page 3

For the fourth time Sir Basil Blackett has presented an

Indian Budget which shows a surplus. Five yeirs ago the finances of India were in such a state that the intervention of the Inchcape Committee was necessary. The credit of India is restored and the doors are reopened for more fruitful expenditure on education and the research services. The comparatively cordial reception of the Budget Speech is one of several signs of bettei conditions in India.

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