§ Earl WINTERTONasked if other Gentlemen, in addition to Mr. Harper, were considered as competent to fill the 1275 post of chief valuer to the Board of Inland Revenue vacant in August last; and what were their qualifications and length of experience of valuation as compared with Mr. Harper's?
Mr. McKINNON WOODIt would be a most undesirable precedent to make public statements as to the qualifications of gentlemen who may be considered but not selected for public appointments. It would be obviously unfair to such gentlemen.
§ Earl WINTERTONMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the principal qualification of Mr. Harper did not lie in the fact that he is a relative of one of the Members of His Majesty's Government?