§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture what is the total number of persons, not at the time of appointment in permanent Government employment, who have been appointed since January, 1906, to positions in his Department with salaries exceeding £100 a year, and who did not previously to their appointment pass an examination by the Civil Service Commissioners; and what is the total amount of their salaries?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Sir Edward Strachey)Fifteen such appointments have been made to the Board's permanent staff since January, 1906, at initial salaries amounting in the aggregate to £7,360. Of these eight had held office previously under the Marine Biological Association, and four were appointed for work under the Small Holdings and Allotments Act, and two for work under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts.