[Telegram to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English-language archival record comprises Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department telegram forms addressed to M. R. Masani in Parliament. The first telegram asks that a proposed Income-tax Amendment Bill associated with Mr. Singhvi of Jodhpur allow dead rent and royalty under mining leases to be treated as allowable expenditure. It argues that otherwise the mining industry would be seriously disrupted and its foreign-exchange earnings eliminated; the message is signed in the name of the Rajasthan Mining Association.

The second telegram concerns Income-tax Amendment Bill No. 29 and similarly urges that deed rent and royalty be treated as revenue expenditure. It attributes the proposal to Dr. Singhvi, asks Masani to support it on grounds of industrial development, foreign exchange, and employment, and refers to the Seventh Schedule, Article 246 of the Constitution. The forms’ dates, sender fields, and some names or closing text are unclear, and no unambiguous calendar year is visible.

Key points

• The record contains two telegram texts addressed to M. R. Masani, a Member of Parliament.
• Both messages concern proposed amendments to income-tax treatment of mining-related payments.
• The first requests that dead rent and royalty under mining leases be treated as allowable expenditure.
• The telegrams warn that adverse tax treatment could dislocate mining, foreign-exchange earnings, and employment.
• The second message identifies the proposal as Income-tax Amendment Bill No. 29 and invokes the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule and Article 246.
• The sender or supporting body is identified in the visible text as the Rajasthan Mining Association.
• The forms do not establish a clear date, sender identity, title, or publication provenance.