who was then the Secretary of State dealing with the Home affairs of the Department, was appointed "Secretary for War," and also nominally Secretary of State for the Colonies; but the Departments of War and the Colonies were not actually united until 1801, when Lord Hobart was created Secretary of State for the War and Colonial Department. From 1794 the "Committee for Trade and Foreign Plantations" (now known as the Board of Trade) gradually ceased to have any connection with Colonial affairs. From the conclusion of the French War the attention of the Secretary of State was chiefly occupied with the Colonies, and he was usually designated as Secretary of State for the Colonies. In 1854 a fourth principal Secretaryship of State was created, the Secretaryship for War; the affairs of the Colonies have since constituted the entire charge of a principal Secretary of State. When the third Secretaryship of State was created in 1794 he had only one Under Secretary of State assigned to his Department. In 1806 an additional Under Secretary of State was appointed, thus bringing his establishment to the level of the Home and Foreign Departments. This appointment was discontinued after the end of the French War, but was re-established in 1825. This second Under Secretaryship is held by an officer changing with the Government. An Assistant Under Secretary of State was appointed in 1847, and a Legal Adviser was added in 1867, and made an Assistant Under Secretary of State in 1870. A third Assistant Under Secretary of State was appointed in 1874, and a fourth in 1898. A new post, that of Assistant to the Legal Assistant Under Secretary of State, was created in 1897. In 1907 the office was divided into the Dominions, Crown Colonies, and General Divisions, and a new post, that of Secretary to the Imperial Conference, was created. In 1911 a Legal Adviser was appointed in place of the Legal Assistant Under Secretary of State and the number of Assistant Under Secretaries of State was reduced to two. The number was again raised to three in 1916. On 1st March, 1921, when the affairs of the Middle East (including Iraq and Palestine) were placed under the Colonial Office, a fourth Assistant Under Secretary of State was appointed provisionally. During 1922, the arrangements for carrying out the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed on 6th December, 1921, were placed by H.M. Government under the supervision of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Upon the passing of the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 (Session 2) (13 Geo. V ch. 1), and upon the exercise by the Government of Northern Ireland of the option provided in Article 12 of the Treaty, the Secretary of State for the Colonies became responsible for business relating to the Irish Free State and the Secretary of State for Home Affairs for business relating to Northern Ireland. The Staff of the Colonial Office is shown on pages xv to xix. The Permanent Under Secretary of State, Assistant Under Secretaries of State, Legal Adviser and Legal Assistant are Staff Officers selected by the Secretary of State. The rest of the Administrative and the Clerical Staff is recruited after competitive examinations held by the Civil Service Commissioners, from whom particulars can be obtained. The present offices in Downing Street were occupied in 1875. SECRETARIES OF STATE WHO ADMINISTERED THE AFFAIRS OF THE COLONIES BETWEEN 1768 AND 1794. 1805. SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIAL AND WAR DEPARTMENTS FROM 1794 TO 1854. 1794. Right Hon. Henry Dundas (afterwards | 1830. Viscount Melville). 1801. Lord Hobart (afterwards Earl of Bucking- | 1833. hamshire). 1804. Earl (afterwards Marquess) Camden. Viscount Castlereagh (afterwards Marquess of Londonderry). Viscount Goderich (afterwards Earl of Right Hon. E. G. Stanley (afterwards Earl of Aberdeen. 1834. Right Hon. Thomas Spring Rice (afterwards 1806. Right Hon. W. Windham. 1835. 1807. Viscount Castlereagh (afterwards Marquess of Londonderry). Right Hon. Chas. Grant (afterwards Lord 1809. Earl of Liverpool. 1812. Lord John Russell (afterwards Earl Russell), 1852. Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakington, Bart. (afterwards Lord Hampton). 1852. Duke of Newcastle. SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES FROM 1854. 1854, June 10. 1855, Feb. 1855, March. July 21. Νον. 17. 1858, Feb. 26. Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, Bart. Right Hon. Henry Labouchere Right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Duke of Newcastle, K.G. 1886. Feb. 6. 1892, Aug. 17. 1849-68. Sir T. Frederick Elliot, K.C.M.G. 1868-70. Right Hon. Sir F. R. Sandford, K.C.B. (afterwards Lord Sandford). 1870-1. Hon. R. G. W. Herbert (afterwards Sir R. G. W. Herbert, G. C.B.). 1870-4. H.T. Holland (afterwards Sir H. Holland, Bart., and Viscount Knutsford, G.C.M.G.). 1892-97. Edward Fairfield, C.B., C.M.G. Antrobus, 1871-92. Hon. R. H. Meade, C.B. (afterwards Sir 1907-16. Sir Hartmann W. Just, K.C.M.G., R. H. Meade, G.C.B.). 1874-8. W. R. Malcolm. 1874-6. Sir Julian Pauncefote, Kt. Bach. (after C.B. 1909-16. Sir George Vandeleur Fiddes, K.C.M.G., 1916-21. Sir Henry Lambert, K.C.M.G., C.B. 1921. C. T. Davis, C.M.G. The total estimated expenditure on the Colonial Office (apart from the Middle Eastern Department) for the year 1922-23 was £146,993 (Civil Service Estimates, Class II., Vote 7). A sum of £527,644 was provided for Oversea Settlement. A sum of £10,363,100 was provided for the Middle Eastern Services (Class V., Vote 3). Other expenditure in connection with the Colonies appears in Class V., Vote 2, Colonial Services, £1,865,598. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE. Secretary of State, The Duke of Devonshire, K.G., P.C., G.C.M.G.,G.C.V.O. 25 Oct., 1922. Under-Secretaries The Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, M.P. ་ Sir James E. Masterton Smith, K.C.B.* of State Assistant UnderSecretaries of State 31 Oct., 1922. 30 Aug., 1921. 10 Mar., 1916. 4 June, 1916. 1 Dec., 1921. Sir John E. Shuckburgh, K.C.M.G.,C.B.‡‡ (Temporary) 1 Mar., 1921. Legal Adviser, Sir J S. Risley, K.C.M.G., C B., K.C. Personal Adviser to the Secretary of State on Business questions, Sir Legal Assistant, H. G. Bushe Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, E. H. Marsh, C.B., C.M.G., 19 May, 1911. 2 May, 1921. 1 Jan., 1919. 25 Oct., 1922. 1 Mar., 1923. 14 Feb. 1923. 25 Oct., 1922. Accounting Officer for the Colonial Office and Colonial Services Votes. # Seconded temporarily from India Office for service in connection with the Middle East. Acting as Accounting Officer for the Vote for Middle Eastern Services. + Prior to 1st April, 1920, these appointments were designated Second Class Clerkships, First Class Clerkships, and Principal Clerkships, respectively. tt Vice-Chairman of the Oversea Settlement Committee, and Accounting Officer for Oversea Settlement Services Vote. Seconded temporarily from the Indian Army for service in connection with the Middle East. a Seconded temporarily from Board of Education for service in connection with the Middle East. * Date of temporary secondment from another Government Department. Date of actual appointment to Colonial Office is 21st December, 1922. + Prior to 1st April, 1920, these appointments were designated Second Class Clerkships, First Class Clerkships, and Principal Clerkships, respectively. Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. ↑ Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary of State. Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State. Seconded temporarily from the Foreign Office for service in connection with the Middle East. e Seconded temporarily from the War Office for service in connection with the Middle East. d Appointed under Clause 51 of the Report of the Reorganisation Committee of the Civil Service National Whitley Council. |