70. Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the amount of overtime that the clerks employed at some Labour Exchanges have, since January of the present year, worked; that in some instances they have worked 400 hours and have only been paid for 100 hours; and whether he will take such steps as are necessary to secure the payment within a reasonable time to these men for all the overtime they work?
Mr. ROBERTSONI am afraid I can only refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave in reply to the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 17th July, of which I am sending him a copy.
73. Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether Labour Exchange managers have power, without the sanction of the Board of 1272 Trade, to insert an unlimited number of advertisements in the newspapers; if not, whether he is aware that on 26th July upwards of 100 advertisements appeared in a newspaper published at Hereford, including advertisements for insurance agents, policemen, teachers, and domestic servants, etc., application to be made to the Hereford Labour Exchange; and whether the Board of Trade sanctioned these advertisements?
Mr. ROBERTSONBy the courtesy of certain newspapers, details of unfilled vacancies notified to the Labour Exchanges are from time to time published in their columns. The advertisements referred to by my hon. Friend were inserted in pursuance of an arrangement of this nature. No expense to the public is involved.