APPENDIX I. 
345. A labour bureau on a scale not smaller than that represented 
by the Bombay Labour Office should be established in Bengal i 
346. (a) Thorough family budget enquiries should be undertaken in 
Delhi, Madras, Cawnpore, Jamshedpur and a centre in the Jharia coal 
feld .. vy .. .. .. . .. . 
(b) As soon as circumstances permit, the possibility of extend- 
ing the activities of the Labour Statistics Bureau in Burma to the main 
pilfields should be considered we .n ,s ny ‘sr 
(¢) Assistance should be given by the Government of the 
Punjab to the Board of Economic Enquiry to enable it to institute 
and direct investigations in the industrial field : ie 3 Pa 
(d) The possibility of establishing a Board of Economic En. 
guiry in the Central Provinces similar to thatin the Punjab should be 
investigated .. .. 
Administration. 
347. (a) A Labour Commissioner responsible for the administration 
of all labour subjects should be appointed in every province except Assam 
(b) He should be a selected officer and should hold the ap- 
pointment for a comparatively long period Ca. .. 
{¢) He should be responsible for the publication of labour 
statistics, should have the right to enter all industrial establishments, 
should be generally accessible both to employers and labour and should 
act as a conciliation officer ‘y 5% -. 2 us 
(d) The headquarters of the Labour Commissioner should be 
in the chief industrial centre of the province a Co. . 
(¢) In provinces where part-time appointments have to be 
made, a combination of the functions of the Director of Industries and 
of the Labour Commissioner should be avoided .. ve .. 
848. A Labour Commissioner should be appointed for the Central 
Government .. “s A. .. .. 
CuaPTER XXV.—LABOUR AND THE CONSTITUTION. 
349, Legislative powers in respect of labour should continue with the 
Central Legislature and the provincial legislatures should also have power 
bo legislate. Labour legislation undertaken in the provinces should not 
be allowed to impair or infringe the legislation of the centre. or its ad. 
ministration .. we . i. 
350, If special constituencies are to remain a feature of the Indian 
constitution, labour should be given adequate representation in the 
Central and provincial legislatures wr - . 
351. The method which is most likely to be effective in securing the 
best representatives of labour is that of election by registered trade 
unions. A special tribunal should be set up in each province to deter- 
mine before election the weight which should be given to each registered 
trade union  .. oe pe ow .- ee 
352. Where there is a substantial industrial population, it should 
receive, by means of a franchise or in some other way, the power to exer- 
cise an adequate influence over the policy of local self-governing 
bodies is .. .- - . 
353. Industrial Council : 
{@) In the frame-work of the future constitution, provision should 
be made for an organisation (the Industrial Council), 
which would enable representatives of employers, of labour 
and of Governments to meet regularly in conference to 
Jiscuss labour measures and labour policy 
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