The Archive · 1934

Minister of Labour

Mr. L. Here-Belisha, Financial

Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed Minister of Transport, and his place is being taken by Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, Financial Secretary to the War Office.

Mr. Douglas Hacking, Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, has been" appointed Financial Secretary to the War OMice, and Captain H. F.C. Crookshank, Conservative member for Gainsborough, who at present holds no offeial position, is to take his place.

Meanwhile, it is officially announced that Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Lord Pres-Ident of the Council, will act for Mr. Ramsay MacDonald during the absence of the Prime Minister, who Teaves for Lossiemouth on Sunday short stay before going abroad

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