§ 20. Viscount CURZONasked tile Prime Minister what arrangements have been made to deal with any serious disturbance in, or urgent matters connected with, the Dominions and Crown Colonies during the absence of the Secretary of State?
Mr. THOMASI see no reason to anticipate that any serious disturbances will occur. In accordance with the practice first established by Mr. Chamberlain, when he visited South Africa, and followed on subsequent occasions by other Secretaries of State when absent from this country, my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, will attend to Colonial Office business during my absence.