§ MR. ALDEN (Middlesex, Tottenham)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury how many vacancies have occurred on the port clerks class in the Customs Department during the past eight years; how many of these vacancies have been filled by promotions from the new class of assistant clerks in the Statistical Office, and how many by men not in the service; what is the number of new class assistant clerks employed in the Statistical Office, and how many of these are eligible for promotion to port clerkships; how many vacancies at present exist on the port clerks class; and what is the total number of promotions to a superior grade made from the new class of assistant clerks in the Statistical Office during the past ten years.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The information asked for in the Question is as follows:—
| (1) Number of vacancies for port clerkships in the past eight years | 237 |
| (2) Number of these vacancies filled by:— | |
| (a) Promotions of assistant clerks (new class) in the Statistical Office | 2* |
| (b) Men not in the service | 220 |
| (3) Number of assistant clerks (new class) in the Statistical Office | 150 |
| (4) Number qualified so far as regards length of service for promotion to port clerkships | 64 |
| (5) Number of existing vacancies for port clerkships | 15 |
| (6) Total number of promotions of assistant clerks (new class) in the Statistical Office during the past ten years | 2* |