§ MR. BOTTOMLEY (Hackney, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the salary of the Public Trustee has yet been fixed; if so, at what sum; and under what Vote the House will have an opportunity of discussing it.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. RUNCIMAN, Dewsbury)The Public Trustee will be appointed for five years and will receive a salary of£2,000 a year without title to pension The form in which Parliament will be asked to vote money for this and the other expenses of carrying the Public Trustee Act, 1906, into effect has not yet been decided. The Act does not come into operation until 1st January, 1908.