§ MR. SEAVERNS (Lambeth, Brixton)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury how many men of the new class of assistant clerks are now employed in the Statistical Department of His Majesty's Customs; how many are eligible by service for promotion to Second Division clerkships; how many promotions have been made in the Statistical Office during the past two years and the past twelve months respectively; and will he state if promotions in this office are less frequent than in other departments.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) 127 of the assistant clerks (new class) are employed in the Statistical Office, of whom sixty-three have sufficient service to render them eligible for promotion. There have not been any promotions of assistant clerks (new class) in the Statistical Office to Second Division or port clerkships. The promotions in different departments depend upon the circumstances of the respective departments.