Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 18 March 1929.
Commander Sir Archibald Southby
, Epsom
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give any further information regarding the plague of locusts now visiting certain parts of Kenya Colony; and whether the steps taken by the Kenya Government to combat this evil are considered satisfactory?
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.
