HC Deb 15 February 1932 vol 261 cc1267-8
63. Captain CROOKSHANK

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Colonial civil servants are at present in temporary employ at the Colonial Office?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Robert Hamilton)

Eight officers of the Colonial Service are at present employed in various capacities in the Colonial Office.

64. Captain CROOKSHANK

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many members of the Colonial Office are at present temporarily employed in the Colonies; and in which Colonies such persons are employed?

Sir R. HAMILTON

Four members of the Colonial Office staff are at present employed in service abroad, in Nyasaland, Malaya, Palestine, and Fiji respectively.