§ MR. DALZIEL (Kirkcaldy, &c.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the special duties of the new Labour Correspondents, and will they be expected to furnish reliable information with regard to the number of workmen employed?
§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTWill my right hon. Friend be so good as to say what salary or remuneration is to be paid to those provincial correspondents of the Labour Department; and if, having in view that some of those whose nomination appears in to-day's papers are well-known Gladstonian propagandists, they will be strictly forbidden, as public servants, to engage henceforward in any active political work?
§ MR. MUNDELLAI ought to have notice of that question.
§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENTI will repeat it on Monday.
§ MR. MUNDELLAA statement on this and other matters pertaining to the organisation and work of the Labour Department will be presented to the House immediately after Easter, as already promised. It will, however, be one of their duties to give information on the subject mentioned by the hon. Member.
§ MR. DALZIELWill they report from personal observation, or will any machinery be provided for securing them the information they require?
§ MR. MUNDELLAPerhaps the hon. Gentleman will wait until I make a full statement to the House on the subject.