§ 76. Commander BELLAIRSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the restriction of permanent appointments as accountants in the Board of Inland Revenue in a recent advertisement to members of certain societies prevents many public accountants of wide experience and practical ability in every branch of their profession applying; whether he is aware that mere membership of any society gives no guarantee that the applicant is a practical accountant; and whether, in order to widen the field of selection and obtain the best men, he will allow members of other incorporated societies of accountants to apply for the appointments?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply I gave to a question by the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Deptford on the 15th ultimo.