§ Mr. RENTONasked the First Commissioner of Works what is the number of officials, established and non-established, including non-pensionable employés, appointed, or to be appointed, in connection with the Labour Exchanges Bill, and for whose salaries and travelling expenses £9,339 was voted in August last?
Mr. HARCOURTThe greater part of the sum of £9,339 voted in respect of work in connection with the Labour Exchanges Act was provided for temporary technical assistants, and the number of those officers will, of course, fluctuate with the amount of work immediately in hand. The number of officials appointed to date is 35, of whom 24 are non-established and therefore non-pensionable. I would refer the hon. Member to the detailed estimated requirements which were furnished by me in reply to a question addressed to me by the hon. Member for the Hoxton Division of Shoreditch on 29th July last.
§ Mr. FIELDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he proposes to appoint officers already in the service of the Board of Trade as superintendents of the Irish Labour Exchanges, or whether he will select them from candidates residing in Ireland if suitable candidates present themselves; whether the Labour Clearing House for Ireland will be established simultaneously with the Labour Exchanges; and whether he could state the additional posts likely to be found necessary for its administration?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLIt will no doubt be found desirable to appoint the majority of superintendents of Irish Labour Exchanges from amongst applicants resident in Ireland, should such candidates be possessed of the necessary qualification. It is proposed that the Divisional Clearing House for Ireland should be established at the same time as the Labour Exchanges provided that the necessary accommodation can be obtained in time. The staff required for this office will, so far as can be judged at present, consist of four or five clerks, in addition to the divisional officer.