A service from mySociety A service from mySociety

TheyWorkForYou

Menu

Southern Rhodesia.

Oral Answers to Questions — Coal Industry. – in the House of Commons at on 5 March 1935.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Mr Wilfred Paling Mr Wilfred Paling , Wentworth

29.

asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will give an assurance that His Majesty's Government has no intention of abandoning its ultimate responsibility for Native policy in Southern Rhodesia?

Mr. J. H. THOMAS:

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply to the question on this subject by the hon. and gallant Member for South-East Leeds (Major Milner) which I gave on the 26th February.

Photo of Mr Oswald Lewis Mr Oswald Lewis , Colchester

62.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made with regard to the proposal to set aside an area in the south-eastern portion of Southern Rhodesia with a view to securing a partial reserve for the natural fauna of the colony to adjoin the northern end of the Kruger National Park?

Mr. THOMAS:

I understand that, under the provisions of the Southern Rhodesia Game and Fish Preservation Act, 1929, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia issued a proclamation on the 27th April, 1934, defining an area in the south-east portion of Southern Rhodesia, within which the hunting of game, without the special permission in writing of the Minister, is prohibited. To that extent, therefore, the area in question, which lies to the north of the Kruger National Park and adjoins it at one point, may be regarded as a game reserve.

Secretary of State

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.

Minister

Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.