§ MR. HAZLETONTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state who is the assistant engineering inspector under the Local Government Board for Ireland whose salary it is proposed to raise this year by £45; how long he has held his present appointment; and whether, under the regulations, he is only entitled to an increase of salary of £20.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Question refers to Mr. A. D. Price, whose salary is the same now as it was on his appointment eight years ago. He will not receive an increase of salary until the year 1910. His appointment was made permanent last year, the new scale for the permanent post being £400, rising annually by increments of £20 to £600. Mr. Price, however, received credit for his eight years unbroken temporary service, and this accounts for the apparent addition to the Estimates.