§ MR. MORTONI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board, having regard to the fact that the bacteriologist employed by the Local Government Board at the National Vaccine Establishment receives a salary of £600 per annum, will he explain why he is allowed to make a profit on vaccine lymph sold to the Local Government Board for Scotland.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSThe bacteriologist referred to has not hitherto been required to devote his whole time to the duties of his office, and he has received an extra payment in respect of his services in connection with the supply of lymph by the English to the Scottish Local Government Board, such payment consisting of the sum received from the Scottish Board, less the cost of producing the lymph supplied to them. The arrangement has, however, now been altered. The bacteriologist is required to devote his whole time to his duties; he receives an inclusive salary and no extra allowance is payable to him in connection with lymph supplied to Scotland.