§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if the Commissioner for Labour whom lie has appointed has had any practical experience in the branch of either factory labour or farm labour; and, if not, would he state to the House 1870 what are his qualifications for so important a post to Labour in Great Britain and Ireland?
§ MR. MUNDELLAMr. Llewellyn Smith is exceptionally qualified for the important office to which I have appointed him. He is a man of high scholastic attainments. His writings on economic subjects are well-known. He bas lived for the last five years in the East End of London, where he has closely studied labour questions, and has worked in cooperation with Mr. Charles Booth, several chapters of whose works were written by him. His latest work is the Report on the Trades of London and their Needs with Regard to Technical Education. This is admitted to be one of the ablest documents of the kind ever produced, and the London County Council have adopted its recommendations. My colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary, and I have had congratulations on all hands upon this appointment.