§ 48. Major OWENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the position to date in regard to the total number of applications made to the Civil Service Commissioners to sit at the competitive examination for minor and manipulative grades; how many applicants are male and how many are female; and, of the total number of applicants, how many are ex-service men?
Mr. SAMUELThe total number of applications received up to the 12th December is 368, from 264 male and 104 female applicants. Of the male applicants, 136 are ex-service men.