§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the First Commissioner of Works what was the total number of persons, not at the time of appointment in permanent Government employment, who had 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 was the total annual value of their salaries?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Mr. Harcourt)Five such appointments have been made, the total initial annual value of the salaries being £1,350.