§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, Whether Mr. R. T. Gunton is the Private Secretary of the Prime Minister; and, whether any Vote for the salary of Mr. R. T. Gunton will be asked in the Estimates for the current year?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)Mr. R. T. Gunton, I am informed, is Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, and no Vote for Mr. Gunton's salary has been obtained in the past, or will be asked for in the Estimates for the current year. He is employed, and paid privately, by the Marquess of Salisbury, and has been for some years with him.