70 SOCIAL SCIENTIST 11 J.G. Cummins: Revierv of the Industrial Position and Prospects in Bengal in 190S Part II-Sp. Report Calcutta 1908. The Indian Factory Commission 1890 Report Vol. JI gives the evidence ofH.M. Scott of the Hastings Jute Mill (witness No. 162) who claimed that labour in his mill was very short in April, May and June. 12 Royal Commission of 1931, Vol. I, pp. 113-115. 13 Daniel Thorner: The Land and labour of India, Bombay. Asia Publishing House, 1974. chp. 14 Government of India, Ministry of Railways : History of the Indian Railways: Constructed and in Progress corrected upto Mar. 31, 1964, Delhi 1966. pg.2. 15 Royal Commission of1931 pp. 197. 16 Cummins op. cit. p. 4. 17 Government of India, Census of India 1961. Economic Tables, Part II B (i) Delhi 1964, Table No. BI, pg. 86-991 18 Census of India 1881 Bengal Vol. V, Part II, Table No. XXIX Principle Occupations of Females pp. 908—All ruture references to 1881 Occupational categories are on the basis of this table. 19 A.K. Bagchi: "Deindustrialis.ation in Gangatic Bengal" in B.De ed. Essays in Honour of Sus-hobhan Sarkar People's Publishing Home, New Delhi 1976 Table No. 5, p. 513. 20 Census of India 190 \-Bengal Vol. VPart II Subsidiary Table I Delhi 1903. All future references to 1901 occupational distribution are on the basis of the table. 21 Colebrool c H. j. : Remarks on the Husbandry and Internal Commerce of India 1794— Published in the India Census 1951 West Bengal Volume VI Part 1C, New Delhi 1953, pp. 230-231. 22 Royal Commission of 1931 -pp. 7 7 See also, Mukul Mukherjee': ^Impact of Modernization on Women's Occupations: A case study of Rice Husking Industry of Bengal^ in Economic and Social History Review January-March 1983—Vol. XX, pp. 27-45. 23 Census of India 1911 Bengal Volume No. VI Part II Table No. XV for Bengal Part III table No. XV Census of India 193 l-Bengal Vol. No. VPart II Table No. X for Bengal Volume No. VII Part II table No. X. Future references to 1911 and 1931 occupational distribution are based on these tables. 24 Cummins-op, at. p. 3. 2s) Cummins-op, cit. p. 6. 26 1896 Labour Commission p. 16. 27 Dagmar Curjel— Women's Medical Service India—Report of an Enquiry into the Conditions of Employment of Women Before and After Child Birth in Bengal Industries, Government of Bengal Commerce Dept. File No. 2R — 20 / 1923. April 1923. (Henceforth referred to as Curjel Report) p. 12. 28 P. Nolan, : 'Report on the conditions of the Ijower classes of People in Bengal 1888 submitted to the Viceroy, Bengal 1888. (Henceforth referred to as Dufferin Report} 29 Dufferin Report, p. 4. 30 Dufferin Report, Subsidiary Report for Presidency Division submitted by A. Smith. No continuous pagination for subsiding reports. 31 Dufferin Report, Subsidiary report for Chittagong division submitted by Mr. Hyall, of Corn mip sioner. 32 Dufferin Report, Subsidiary Report for Chotanagpur Division submitted by Mr. Stevens, Commissioner.