MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Lord Advocate what is the salary attached to the office of Secretary to the Commissioners in Lunacy in Scotland; and whether it entitles the holder to a pension; and, if so, how much, and at what age?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONBefore the right hon. Gentleman replies may I ask him to be kind enough to state what organisation the Master of Polwarth, who was three times a Conservative candidate in Scotland, served before his appointment?
§ Mr. UREI cannot answer that question without notice. The salary is £600, rising 1253 to £700 per annum, and the post is pensionable on the usual Civil Service scale, depending upon the length of service.
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Lord Advocate what is the age of Mr. A. D. Wood, who has been appointed to the office of secretary to the Commissioners in Lunacy; how long is it since he was in the Civil Service; and how, and in what organisations, has he been engaged since?
§ Mr. UREMr. A. D. Wood is forty-six years of age. It is twenty-one years since he was in the Sasines Office, Edinburgh. Since then he has been engaged in the Scottish Liberal Association and the Midlothian Liberal Association.
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEDoes the right hon. Gentleman intend to convey that service in the Liberal Association qualifies one to become secretary to the Board of Lunacy?
§ Mr. PRINGLEMay I ask whether Mr. McKerrell, who was a member of the Prison Commission, received his appointment after having been secretary to the Ayrshire Primrose League?
§ Mr. WATTIs it not the case that the last appointment to this Lunacy Board was given to a Tory candidate?