§ 84. Mr. MURRAYasked the Secretary for Scotland if he is aware that the staff of the Ancient Monuments Commission for Scotland is placed in an inferior position in regard to salary and guarantee of employment, as compared with the corresponding staff in England, and that the Members of the Scottish, staff are not pensionable as the English staff is; and whether he will make representations to the proper quarter to have this condition of things remedied?
Mr. ADAMSONI am aware that the salaries of the staff of the Scottish Commission are lower, generally speaking, than those of the staff of the English Commission and I am considering this aspect of the question. Some of the members of the staff of the English Commission have been made established civil servants with pension rights. The corresponding members of the Scottish staff have not these privileges at present, but I am glad to say that they are about to be admitted to the establishment and made pensionable, subject to their passing the usual tests of the Civil Service Commissioners in respect of health and other qualifications.