– in the House of Commons at on 16 June 1924.
Mr Daniel Somerville
, Barrow-in-Furness
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can state the new railways contemplated, but not actually commenced, in East Africa; whether in all these cases tenders are being called, or will be called, for their construction from independent firms of standing; and whether, in view of the expenditure of public money, he will, in the interest of economy and, efficiency, adopt this course?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
