§ 75. Mr. HOGGEasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the office of surveyor in the prisons department is amongst the list of offices scheduled by the Treasury in the Minute issued in May, 1886, as an office which entitles the holder thereof to an addition of seven years for professional qualifications?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)Section 4 of the Superannuation Act of 1859, whereby the addition of years for professional qualifications could be granted, was repealed by Section 5 of the Superannuation Act of 1914, and the office of Surveyor of Prisons will no longer carry with it this privilege.
§ 76. Mr. HOGGEasked the Home Secretary what sort of professional qualifications are needed for the office of inspector of prisons and surveyor in the prisons department, respectively; and whether a corporate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers in London is held to possess the profesional qualifications required by the Treasury Minute of May, 1886, for either or both offices?
§ Mr. SHORTTThe office of inspector of prisons is usually filled by the promotion of a Governor who has had the necessary training, and who is acquainted with the nature of the duties to be performed. The office of surveyor is filled by a person who has the necessary professional qualifications for such a post. Membership of the Institute of Civil Engineers would carry weight in making the selection for the post of surveyor, but not for that of inspector.