 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1903 - 1074 pages
...offices, and almost invariably takes for himself the control of finances or foreign relations — that is, first lord of the treasury or secretary of state for foreign affairs. There are also the four other chief secretaries of state — for war, for home affairs, for the colonies,... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 920 pages
...offices, and almost invariably takes for himself the control of finances or foreign relations — that is, first lord of the treasury or secretary of state for foreign affairs. There are also the four other chief secretaries of state — for war, for home affairs, for the colonies,... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1911 - 892 pages
...offices, and almost invariably takes for himself the control of finances or foreign relations — that is, first lord of the treasury or secretary of state for foreign affairs. There are also the four other chief secretaries of state — for war, for home affairs, for the colonies,... | |
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... number of members, but custom dictates not less than n, and the necessity of coming to some agreement and transacting business prohibits its being much in excess of 15. The premier assigns the offices, and almost invariably takes for himself the control... 