§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland in view of the fact that whilst the Local Government Board for Ireland employs one medical commissioner, seven medical inspectors, nine general inspectors, and four temporary inspectors, and two temporary assistant inspectors, the Local Government Board for Scotland employs one medical member, one medical inspector and four general superintendents who are inspecting officers, will he state on what grounds he refuses to approach the Treasury for an additional staff' of medical inspectors for Scotland.
§ MR. SINCLAIRThey are not in my opinion required.