– in the House of Commons at on 29 April 1929.
Mr Harry Day
, Southwark Central
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount of money which was expended for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date in obtaining the advice of technical experts not permanently engaged in the Colonial Service in consultation with regard to matters of transport in the Crown Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandated Territories?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
I am not certain what is intended by the phrase "matters of transport," but the amount paid by the Crown Agents for the Colonies to consulting engineers during 1928 for advice relating to harbours, ships, railways and roads amounted to about £51,000.
Mr Harry Day
, Southwark Central
Has this sum greatly increased during the 12 months?
Lieut-Colonel Leo Amery
, Birmingham Sparkbrook
I should like notice of that question.
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.
