EARL OF RONALDSHAYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if, in consequence of the introduction of a new scheme for the staffing of the Estate Duty Office, certain clerks of the second division in receipt of salaries calculated in accordance with an Order in Council of 21st December, 1907, will, on promotion, be in receipt of salaries considerably lower than those of their present colleagues who are not selected for promotion.
§ MR. HOBHOUSEThe Answer is in the affirmative.