BRITISH COLONIES
DEVELOPMENT IJIPEIiATIVE. ■ (Rec. October 21, 7.10 p.m.) London, October 22. Lord Jfflner (secretary for the Colonics), presiding at a dinner at the. Corona Club, paid a ,tribute to the war services of colonial Civil Servants, including those who were compelled to stay at their posts. It was duo to the latter that the machiiicrv of government was carried on throughout tho war as in .peace time, lord Milner said tluit it was'impossible to lav down a general rule for "Hie extension of self-government to the .vast Empire, but they should lean as far as ]»s----siMe towards giving the people the management of local affairs. The ■ develop, ment of'the colonies and tho protectorates wa.-: imperative; Ho intended to set all Ihe money possible for such development; despite the difficulties in tlfese days of rampant economy.—Router.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 26, 25 October 1919, Page 7
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