§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, with reference to the recent amalgamation of the old Colonial Audit Branch with the main establishment of the Exchequer and Audit Department, he will give a reference to the next previous case where three men or more were simultaneously granted certificates under Clause VII. of the Order in Council of 4th June, 1870, the effect of which was to introduce them into a department on a permanent footing but with higher emoluments than existing officials of the same rank who were employed on the same duties, and who entered the Civil Service by open competition,
(Answered by Mr. Hohhouse.) I beg to refer the hon. Member to my predecessor's reply of 6th April last, which explained the dissimilarity in the position of the two classes referred to.