Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei pene - Mai i te 1924 ki te 1926, i mahi ia hei kaitiaki o te National Health Insurance Commission, a, ko ia te kawenga mo te whakarite whakaritenga ohorere mo Scotland i te 1926 General Strike
He aha? I te tau 1930, ka hoki ia ki te Tari Mātauranga o Scottish hei hekeretari tuarua, ka noho hei hekeretari tuuturu i te tau 1936. I te tau 1938, i tukuna ia ki te Tari Kai (Rangahau Rautaki), e whakarite ana mo te whakahaere kai mo te pakarutanga o te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao. I te taenga mai o te pakanga, i tohua ia hei kaiwhakahaere kai mo Scotland, a, i mau ia i te pou tae noa ki tana reti i te 1946.