§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury, whether he 433 will give the grievances of clerks to surveyors of taxes his consideration; is he aware that 373 of such clerks have served in tax offices for periods ranging from five to thirty years; will he say why the Treasury allege they are private clerks of the surveyors when the surveyor has no voice in fixing such clerks' salary or leave, and cannot engage or dismiss a clerk without the sanction of the Board of Inland Revenue; is he aware that the salaries are paid direct by the Board of Inland Revenue; and will he explain why these alleged private clerks are subject to the rules of a Board who state they are not their servants; and whether he will state why the surveyors are not allowed to deal with their alleged private clerks without the interference of the Board of Inland Revenue.
§ (Answered by Mr. Runciman.) I stated in reply to a Question addressed to Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 7th instant, that this subject is receiving his careful attention. I have nothing to add to that reply.