§ MR. KELLY (Camberwell, N.)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether there is any intention of acting upon the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service Establishments, as soon as they may have received the approval of Her Majesty, and before the Autumn Sitting; and, whether, in consideration of the fact that there is a great need of clerks in various Public Offices, and that the appointments to such clerkships have been held over pending the Report of that Commission, he will think it right to take early steps to put its recommendations into force?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)I think my hon. Friend will see that it is quite impossible for us to enter into any arrangement with regard to the Report of a Commission of whose recommendations we have no knowledge, and which, so far as we know, have not been agreed upon by the Commissioners themselves. We must wait and reserve our judgment until we see the Report; and then, if the recommendations appear to be to the public advantage, we will consider what steps should be taken.