§ 43. Mr. ATKEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials connected with the deceased Land Valuation Department are still retained in Govern- 554 ment service; what are they doing; and what is the amount represented by their salaries, offices, and all other incidental expenditure?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe Valuation Office has wide and important Exchequer functions both for Revenue and other Government purposes; these functions are detailed in Command Paper 918 of 1920. The number of officials now employed, including clerks, is 889, or less than one-fifth of the pre-War complement. The cost for the current year is £550,000, but there will be a substantial reduction in 1922–23.