§ 108. Mr. GILBERTasked how many District or Sub-Commissioners have been appointed by the Director of National Service; and what salaries are paid to the holders of these positions?
§ Mr. S. WALSHMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply. There are in all twenty Commissioners, ten Deputy-Commissioners, and 267 Sub-Commissioners for National Service in Great Britain. Of these officials, eight are temporarily loaned to the National Service Department from other Government Departments—principally the Home Office. Of the remainder—234—being the Deputy and Sub-Commissioners for the General Trades Section—are all volunteers. The Agricultural Commissioners and Sub-Commissioners have been selected with great care for their knowledge of agricultural conditions. Their duties are much more extensive than those of the Trades Section, and involve functions connected with the ascertainment of demand and allocation of supply, which in the towns are performed by the Employment Exchanges. They are mostly of the land agent class. Their salaries are as follows:
| 12 Commissioners at £500 per annum. | 2 Deputy Commissioners at £300 per annum. | 38 Sub-Commissioners at £250 per annum. | 2 Sub-Commissioners at £200 per annum. | 1 Sub-Commissioners at £150 per annum. |
§ Mr. PRINGLECan the hon. Gentleman say whether a Member of this House holds the appointment of either a Commissioner or Sub-Commissioner and whether he does so on salary?
§ Mr. WALSHI cannot answer except what I have stated to the House, and if further information and of a different type than that already given is required, a question had better be put down.