§ MR. SNOWDEN (Blackburn)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to reply to the petition of the chemical officers of Inland Revenue, forwarded to the Board of Inland Revenue in July, 1907, asking for the grant of an allowance similar to that paid to testing officers of Customs at the outports.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The matter is still under consideration.