§ Mr. WILLIAM O'BRIENasked the Chief Secretary how many new officials have been appointed, or are proposed to be appointed, by the Congested Districts Board, under the Act of 1909, with the amount of their proposed yearly salaries, estimated travelling expenses, and other appointments; will the new officials be selected by competitive examination or, if not, in what manner and on whose nomination; and what will be the total annual amount of the expenses of administration of the Board as soon as the increased staff has been appointed, including all travelling expenses of the members and officials of the Board?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following new officials have been appointed by the Board: Seven assistant inspectors at £120 a year and travelling expenses, estimated at £75 a year each; one temporary valuer at two guineas a day, when employed; one shorthand clerk at 30s. a week; three instructresses in lacemaking at £1 a week, and two in dressmaking at 30s. a week; one manual instructor at £10 a month. The assistant inspectors were appointed after competitive examination, the instructors, both men and women on the recommendation of the Board's industrial inspector, the valuer and clerk by the Board. The annual cost of administration, including travelling expenses, is estimated at £37,000. The Board propose to appoint some additional temporary valuers at two guineas a day, with a guinea a night subsistence allowance.