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 10 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Solicitor-General— Sir E. M. Pollock, K.B.E., K.C., born 1861.

Postmaster-General. — Right Hon. F. G. Kellaway, born 1870.

Paymaster-General. — Sir J. Tudor- Walters, born 1866.

Lord Advocate. — Right Hon. T. B. Morrison, K.C., born 1868.

Solicitor-General for Scotland. — Lieut.-Col. C. D. Murray, K.C., C.M.G., born 1866. .

Lord Chancellor of Ireland. — Rt. Hon. Sir James H. M. Campbell, Bt.,K.C.

Attorney-General for Ireland. — Right Hon. Denis S.ffenry,K.C, born 1864.

Solicitor-General ,, ,, — D. M. Wilson, K.C., born 1862.

Vice-President Department of Agriculture. — Right Hon. H. T. Barrie, born 1860.

A Mines Department was set up in the Board of Trade in December, 1920, under the Mining Industry Act.

Heads of the Administrations of Great Britain since 1846 (L = Liberal, C = Conservative).

Heads of Dates of

Administrations Appointment

Lord John Russell (L) July 6, 1846 Earl of Derby (C) Feb. 27, 1852

Earl of. Aberdeen (Coalition),

Dec. 28, 1852 Viscount Palmerston(L) Feb. 10, 1855 Earl of Derby (C) Feb. 25, 1858

Viscount Palmerston (L) June 18, 1859

Heads of Dates of

Administrations Appointment

MarquisofSalisbury(C), June 24, 1885 W. E. Gladstone (L), Feb. 6, 1886 Marquis of Salisbu ry (C), Aug. 3, 1886 W. E. Gladstone (L), August 18, 1892 Earl of Rosebery (L), March 3, 1894 Marquis of Salisbury (C), June 25, 1895 A. J. Balfour (C), July 14, 1902

Earl Russell (L), Nov. 6, 1865 j Sir H. Campbell-

Earl of Derby (C), July 6, 1866

Benjamin Disraeli (C), Feb. 27, 1868

W. E. Gladstone (L), Dec. 9, 1868

Benjamin Disraeli (C), Feb. 21, 1874

W. E. Gladstone (L), April 28, 1880

Bannerman (I,), Dec. 5, 1905

H. H. Asquith (L), April 8, 190S H. H. Asquith (Coalition),

May 25. 1915 D.LloydGeorge(Coalition),Dec.7,1916

The state of parties- in the House of Commons at the end of 1920 was as follows :— Coalition Members: Unionists, 326 ; Liberals, 133 ; National Democratic Party, 12; total Coalition, 471. Non-Coalition members : Labour, 65 ; Unionists, 23 ; Irish Unionists. 96 ; Liberals, 34 ; Sinn Peiners, 73 ; Irish Nationalists, 7 ; others, 9 : total Non-Coalition, 236.

II. Local Government.

England and Wales. — In each county the Crown is represented by H.M. Lieutenant for the county, who is generally also custos rotuloritm, or keeper of the records. The recommendation of persons for appointment by the Lord Chancellor as justices of the peace rests with the Lieutenants, but local advisory committees are set up, as and when required, to advise the Lieutenants and the Lord Chancellor on these appointments. The Lieutenants are the presidents of the County Associations formed under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907, and their duties as such relate to the organisation, equipping and maintenance of the Territorial Forces. Otherwise their duties are almost nominal. There is also a sheriff, who represents the executive of the Crown, an under-sheriff, a clerk of the peace, coroners, who are appointed and paid by the County Councils, and other officers. The licensing of persons to sell intoxicating liquors, and the administration of the criminal law — except that which deals with some of the graver offences — are in the hands of the magistrates.

For the purposes of local government England and Wales are divided into sixty-two administrative counties, including the county of London, differ- ing in area from the old geographical counties, which, except for historical purposes, do not now exist. The new counties are administered by the justices and by a popularly-elected Council, called a County Council, who co-ont a nrescribed number of aldermen, either from their own hodv or from