§ 59. Mr. GEORGE GREENWOODasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can now state the names of the new inspectors appointed by him under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876; whether such inspectors are appointed for life or how otherwise; what salaries do they receive; what are their duties; what instructions do they receive with regard to the efficient performance of such duties; and what are the conditions of their appointment?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARMENT (Mr. McKenna)I am not yet in a position to announce the appointment of the new inspectors. I have received a large number of applications and I have been in consultation in the matter with the new Advisory Committee, but I have not yet been able to come to a decision owing to the difficulty of obtaining candidates with the special scientific qualifications required for the work who are not at the same time disqualified by the holding of licences or otherwise.