§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Lord Advocate if he will state on what terms Colonel Gore-Booth, R.E., has been appointed Consulting Engineer to the Scottish Office, and entrusted with the 1217 charge of the works to be carried out by the Congested Districts Board?
MR. GRAHAM MURRAYI am informed that Colonel Gore-Booth has been appointed Consulting Engineer to the Secretary of Scotland on a gross salary of £612, reduced by about 10 per cent., £62, in accordance with the rules under the Superannuation Act, 1887. Of this sum, £200 is a charge against the funds at disposal of the Congested Districts Board. The appointment is subject to the condition that Colonel Gore-Booth, as engineer, will undertake any engineering duties which the Secretary of Scotland may entrust to him, irrespective of the Government Department directly interested.