§ MR. VERNEY (Buckinghamshire, N.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when the appointments will be made by the Treasury of pension officers under Section 8, subsection 4, of the Old-Age Pensions Act, 1908; and whether, in view of the shortness of 749 the time left for the necessary preliminary work by local authorities in connection with this Act, he will take steps to have these appointments made with the least possible delay.
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon BoroughsThe appointments in question were made on the 2nd instant.