§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked 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, other than military positions, 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 amount of their salaries?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe total of such appointments in the War Office, Royal Army Clothing Department, and Ordnance Factories amounts to nineteen and the total annual salaries amount to £5,250.