§ MR. FIELDTo ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state how many days annual leave are actually allowed in the Treasury to clerks of the Upper Division of ten years' service, clerks of the Upper Division of less than ten years' service, and staff officers whose scale of pay exceeds the maximum in the Second Division; and how many days annual leave are granted to the corresponding classes in the Inland Revenue Department and in the Customs.
(Answered by Mr. Hobhouse.) As regards leave granted to staff officers, I beg to refer the hon. Member to my Answer of 26th May last. The leave actually granted to clerks of the Higher I Division in the Treasury is the maximum allowed under the Order in Council quoted in that Answer, but in the Inland Revenue Department officers of more than ten years' service are only allowed forty-two days' leave if their salary does not exceed £500 a year; above that limit they are allowed the maximum forty-eight days. There are no Higher Division officers in the Customs.