§ CAPTAIN CLIVE (Herefordshire, Ross)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, under the amalgamation of the Customs and Excise services foreshadowed in his Budget speech, there will be one examination for appointments to the two services, or different ones as before; and whether slight defect of vision, which is at present tolerated in the Excise but constitutes a bar to the Customs service, will debar from both services.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) Until further progress has been made it would be impossible to answer Questions relative to the detailed arrangements which may be involved in the scheme.
§ MR. J. DEVLINTo ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state at what date the new scheme for the amalgamation of the Excise and Customs Departments will become operative; whether it will involve any change in the qualifications with regard to height or otherwise of students for appointment in the Excise; and, if so, what will be the nature of the change.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) Until further progress has been made it would be impossible to answer Questions relative to the detailed arrangements which may be involved by the scheme.