§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he can state the number of superintendents in charge of field sections of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland, and who usually makes the recommendations for appointment to these positions in the first instance; and whether seniority of service and merit are counted as qualifications for promotion.
(Answered by Sir Edward Strachey.) The number of superintendents in charge of field sections of the detail divisions of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland was forty-eight on 31st March last. They are selected and appointed by the division officer who gives preference to those best qualified, seniority of service being taken into account where qualifications are fairly equal.