MR. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he has any objection to lay upon the Table of the House a, Return specifying the names and offices of all those who hold more than one public post or office, or who draw pay, pension, or allowances from more than one public source, whether the source be moneys voted by Parliament, the Consolidated Fund, or any other public moneys, and specifying also the duties attached to each such post or office, and the salary, allowance, or pension thereto attached?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTThe notes to the Estimates give every case in which pay, pension, or allowance is received from more than one public source. The extra work and expense imposed on Departments by the numerous Returns now asked for are a serious matter, and I hope that hon. Members will consider, before moving for Returns of this nature, 1551 whether the object justifies the expense. Perhaps my hon. Friend, if he thinks the information of sufficient importance, will communicate with me in order that we may agree upon the most convenient and the least expensive form by which his object can be attained.