paying exorbitant sums by way of compen-some time back was red-tapism on the part FROM 50 YEARS AGO sation. This was badly needed as a first step. of the State Government. Whether with the But the difficulty of finding enough resources amendment of the Bombay Municipal Corfor clearing the slums, for providing alterna-poration as well as that of the Constitution, tive accommodation to those rendered home-the position will improve now remains to be less and, more than all, for putting up new seen...