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Oral Answers to Questions — Colonies and Protectorates (Survey Parties).

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1929.

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Photo of Mr Harry Day Mr Harry Day , Southwark Central

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asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state in which of the Colonies or Protectorates are survey parties of the Royal Engineers at present employed for topographical and trigonometrical work?

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