§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork, W.)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether it is a fact that in certain Departments in-which the Saturday half-holiday is allowed to Higher and Lower Division Clerks, the same privilege had for many years been also allowed, without loss of pay, to the Civil Service Writers engaged therein; but that in consequence of a Treasury Circular issued to the Heads of Departments such privilege had been recently withdrawn from the Writers, but not from the Higher and Lower Division Clerks; and, if so, whether the Government could hold out any hope to amend the present Regulations, or give such instructions as will restore or extend to Writers employed in Depart- 1241 mentsin which the Saturday half-holiday is observed, the same privilege regarding such half-holiday as is at present enjoyed by Higher and Lower Division Clerks?
§ THE SECRETARY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)I do not know the cases to which the hon. Member refers, for the Treasury has laid down no Regulations which recognize the principle of the Saturday half-holiday. If the hon. Member will let me know the Departments to which he refers, I will ascertain the facts.