§ Mr. E. Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the latest date on which a batch of records from his Department was transferred to the Public Record Office.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMay, 1957, when Colonial Office records for the year 1939 were transferred. Records for 1940 will shortly be ready for transfer.
§ Mr. E. Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the date of the last destruction schedule made under the Public Record Office Act, 1877, relating to non-current records in his Department.
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§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe last destruction schedule for Colonial Office records was drawn up in 1947 and papers for the years 1941–43 are now being dealt with under it.