§ MR. HARRINGTONOn behalf of the hon. Member for the College Green Division of Dublin I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Civil Service Commissioners are about to reduce the maximum age for intending candidates for the post of outdoor officer of Customs from its present limit of 25 to 21 years; and whether, as this alteration, unless after long notice, will necessarily bear harshly on those now preparing for examination under the present Rule, he will take measures to prevent the new Rule coming into force for at least another year, so as to give reasonable time to those who were preparing for examination under the present Rule, I but who are now over 21 years of age, for presenting themselves for examination?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTMy hon. Friend may not be aware that I answered a similar question on the 3rd instant. I will therefore ask to be allowed to hand 247 him a copy of the answer which I then gave.