§ MR. H. H. MARKSTo ask the President of the Local Government Board whether the salaries paid to the clerical staff of the Edmonton Urban District Council amounts to £6,000 a year, which is equal to an 8d. rate; and, if so, whether he can take steps to urge upon the Edmonton Urban District Council the desirability of keeping clerical and official expenses within reasonable limits.
Answered by Mr. John Burns.) According to a statement furnished to me by the clerk to the district council, the salaries of the officials and clerical staff of the council during the last financial year amounted to £5,891; but this sum includes the salaries of such officers as the road foreman, farm bailiff, and the superintendents of the baths, cemetery, and fire brigade, and also the salaries of the medical officer of health and inspector of nuisances, half of which are repaid by the county council. It will be seen, therefore, that a considerable part of the amount mentioned above is not expended on the clerical staff.