The proviso seeks to exclude some paragraphs from operation in the Mylliem portion of the Shillong Municipality. I will show presently that these exceptions do not go very far. My first proposal is that these words appearing in paragraph 2 of his amendment, namely, “but including so much of the area comprised within the municipality of Shillong as forms part of the Khasi State of Mylliem” Should be deleted, and consequently, in the table, part I in (1) which says “The United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District”, the words “excepting the Municipality and Cantonment of Shillong” should be added. The original draft was “The Khasi and Jaintia Hills District excluding the town of Shillong”. The words “Town of Shillong’ are comprehensive enough; it included the entire Municipality of Shillong as well as the Cantonment. I would have no objection if the original draft-stood as it is. Now, I want to omit these words and also that the table should be amended accordingly, and it should be stated. The United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District excepting the Cantonment and Municipality of Shillong”.
