§ SIR R. TEMPLE (Surrey, Kingston)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in reference to the two examinations held under the Treasury Minute of 24th March, 1891, for the position of First Class Examining Officers of Customs, he will state what percentage of marks was fixed as the qualifying standard in each examination, and whether this percentage was required on the aggregate of the marks obtained, or for each separate subject; and whether ho can supply the House with the number of officers having over 1209 20 years of service who have attained this standard in each examination?
§ *SIR J. T. HIBBERTThe details of these examinations having been by the Treasury Minute expressly left to the sole discretion of the Commissioners of Customs, I do not, think I could properly add to the replies which I gave on June 20 and July 13 to similar questions. Two officers promoted to the first class on the results of the first examination and one promoted on the results of the second had over 20 years' service.