§ MR. CLAUDE HAY (Shoreditch, Hoxton)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to a meeting of Inland Revenue officials recently held; and whether, in view of the grievances declared to exist by those attending that meeting, and of the representations these officers have from time to time made as to their pay and conditions of service, he will take steps to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into these grievances in the same way that the claims for inquiry by the employees of the Postal and Telegraph Departments have been granted.
§ MR. ASQUITHMy attention has been called to the meeting referred to, and I am prepared to consider any representations that may be made to me. I do not think there is any sufficient ground for appointing a Select Committee.
§ MR. CLAUDE HAYAnd is that refusal based on the fact that these officers are not so numerous as the postal employees and not so powerfully organised?
§ [No Answer was returned.]