§ * MR. REESI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is proposed to make Welsh a subject of examination for appointment to the post of mining inspector in Wales.
§ MR. GLADSTONEThe answer is in the negative. No difficulty has been experienced hitherto in ascertaining whether an inspector, whom the Home Office proposed to send to a Welsh district, is acquainted with the Welsh language.