§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked whether the 500 officers proposed to be appointed for the purpose of making the land valuation are to be permanent officials working under the Treasury or whether they are to be outside surveyors and valuers called in and paid by fees; and. in either case, how. and by whom, the appointments will be made?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEA certain number of the valuers to be appointed under the Finance Bill will be permanent officials working under the Board of Inland Re- 1377 venue, with whom the selection will rest. The remainder of the valuing staff will be only temporarily employed.
§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSWill they be permanent valuers paid by fees, or will their whole time be taken up by the Treasury?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEMost of them will be employed as whole-time officers, some temporarily and some permanently.
§ Mr. YOUNGERWill these gentlemen be drawn from the same class who at present provide the assessors for Scotland?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEI should like notice about Scotland.
§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSWill they be drawn from the present ranks of the ordinary surveyors or will they be the Somerset House type of clerks?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThey will be persons who have some knowledge of valuation.