§ 113. Major HILLSasked the Attorney-General how many of the women employed in the Public Trustee's office are employed on administrative work, clerical work, and the care of the office, respectively; and will he give the names, salaries, and duties of all women employed on administrative work?
§ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Gordon Hewart)I am informed that of the 848 women employed in the office of the Public Trustee 484 are upon the establishment, 281 are employed temporarily, and 83 are messengers Among those who are upon the establishment are one superintendent of female staff, two assistant superintendents, three lady visitors, eleven principal women clerks, one bearer securities officer, one chief superintendent of typists, and 413 first and second class women clerks and writing assistants. I understand that all the posts may, in a sense, be described as clerical, with the exception of those of the lady visitors, the welfare supervisor of girl messengers, and the girl messengers themselves. It is riot easy within the limits of an answer to enter into further detail, but I shall be happy to show to my hon. and gallant Friend a complete schedule of the women employed in the office.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODAre we right in understanding that the whole cost of these falls upon the people who go to the Public Trustee, and not upon the public?
§ Sir G. HEWARTSir, I must ask for notice of that question.