THE EARL OF LIMERICKasked Her Majesty's Government, Whether the whole of the redundant collectors of Customs were provided for; and whether the promotion of the collectors generally would now go on in the regular course?
THE PAYMASTER GENERAL (Lord THURLOW), in reply, said, that the matter, involving conflicting claims of long standing, was a highly technical one, and had been very fully gone into both by the Customs Department and the Treasury with the view of endeavouring to satisfy all those who were affected by it. It had been found impossible to lay down any general rule, and it was therefore necessary to deal with each individual case upon its own merits; but he hoped that in a short time provisions would be made which would be satisfactory to all parties concerned.