HC Deb 03 November 1937 vol 328 c914
38. Major Procter

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the procedure under which capitals and other large towns in the Colonial Empire are permitted to bear municipal coats of arms; and what steps are taken to assist them in this matter?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Applications by capitals and other large towns in the Colonial Empire for the grant of coats of arms are made direct to His Majesty's College of Arms, and the grant is made by Garter Principal King of Arms, under authority delegated to him under Letters Patent. No request for assistance in this connection appears to have been received in the Colonial Office.