§ 52. Mr. MANDERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what increase has taken place in the staff of the Department of Customs, either by additions or transfers from other Departments, since 1st February, 1932?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)The increase in the number of staff of the Department of Customs and Excise from all sources, from 1st January, 1932, to 1st October, 1933, the nearest dates for which figures are readily available, was 1,592.