§ MR. COX (Clare, E.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is a fact that Inspectors of Inland Revenue when acting as collectors away from home are paid an extra allowance of from 12s. to 21s. per day; whether expectant supervisors of Inland Revenue when acting as supervisors away from home are granted an extra allowance of only from about 2s. 4d. to 6s. 1d. per day, and out of which they have to bear travelling expenses; whether it is true that in the summer of 1891 a Petition was 979 presented to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue by the expectant supervisors, pointing out their inadequate allowances as compared with the Inspectors and other public officials, and among other matters proving that they were generally performing public duties at a loss to themselves; and whether he will direct the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to consider the case of the officers of that rank, with a view towards granting them sufficient allowances?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. GORST, Chatham)My right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. The Board of Inland Revenue have recently brought this matter before the Treasury, and it is now under consideration.