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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £215, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1936, for the Salaries and Expenses of the National Library, including a Grant in Aid.
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. W. S. Morrison)This small additional sum is required under two heads: £63 is due to the restoration of cuts in salary and £199 is due to increases of salary. The increases of salary affect the keeper of the manuscripts and the keeper of printed books. The trustees of the library made representations to the Treasury that these officers were not adequately remunerated. The matter was carefully gone into, and the case for an increase in salary was overwhelmingly strong, when compared with the salaries for similar services in London and elsewhere. That is the only reason for this small additional sum. These two items have been offset by certain savings.
§ Mr. WESTWOODTo anything that puts Scotland on an equality with England we have no objection on this side of the Committee.