§ 75. Colonel GRETTONasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of the staff employed by the Ministry in 1913 and of the total of the salaries paid; and the total number of the staff in 1931 and the total of the salaries paid in that year?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe number of non-industrial staff employed by the Ministry in 1913 was 659, and the total of the salaries paid was £131,552. The respective figures for 1931 were 1,640 and £537,199.
§ Colonel GRETTONWhat does my right hon. Friend mean by non-industrial staff?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe figures I have given represent the staff actually on the Ministry's Vote. They are inclusive of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, but exclusive of the Ordnance Survey. The industrial staff are on a separate basis, and are employed at Kew and in connection with things like the National Stud and so on.