§ 19. Mr. MATHERSasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to fill the position of chief technical officer for land settlement in Scotland, which is still vacant; and, if so, when?
§ Mr. ELLIOTNo, Sir. After careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that the existing arrangement under which the three divisional land officers work in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary and the Chief Settlement Officer on the administrative side gives the most efficient and expeditious service in the particular circumstances of land settlement work at the present time. I have, therefore, decided not to fill the post of Chief Technical Officer. I propose, however, to make an improvement in the scale of remuneration of the Divisional Land Officers and the technical officers working under them in the field.
§ Mr. MATHERSIn view of the great unsatisfied demand for holdings, can we have the assurance that there is someone in charge here who really believes in land settlement?
§ Mr. ELLIOTOh, yes, Sir.