Part of Oral Answers to Questions — African Colonies – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 5 Tachwedd 1947.
Mr Reginald Sorensen
, Leyton West
12:00,
5 Tachwedd 1947
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in view of the acceptance by this country of £20,000 contributed without hindrance by West African Governments to the relief of flood victims in Britain, why the collection of funds from native administrations in West Africa for the assistance of West Africans in this country is severely restricted by those Governments.
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.
