§ SIR SAMUEL SCOTT (Marylebone, W.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, pending a decision being arrived at by the Treasury, all appointments of last year's candidates for the Higher Division of the Civil Service have been suspended at the Admiralty by Treasury instructions; and, if so, what is the number of vacancies.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. ASQUITH,) Fifeshire, E.Under the 1905 reorganisation of the Admiralty clerical staff, certain clerks of the Higher Division became redundant in that Department and are in process of absorption. I am not aware that any vacancies now exist on the authorised Higher Division establishment, but in March, 1905, the Treasury asked to be consulted before any fresh appointments were made to the upper staff.