– in the House of Commons at on 11 March 1929.
Mr Thomas Johnston
, Dundee
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (1) whether he will cause to be placed in the library of this House any recent reports and statements showing the results of the hydro-electric system in Ontario;
(2) whether he will cause to be placed in the Library recent reports showing the results of the working of the Canadian national railways?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
I am placing in the Library certain recent reports on the subjects referred to in these questions.
Mr Thomas Johnston
, Dundee
Will the right hon. Gentleman place in the Library, in addition to these reports, a copy of the public statement of the Conservative Prime Minister of Ontario, Mr. Ferguson?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
I do not know whether I can do that, but, if the reports are in my possession, I will make them available in the Library.
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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.
