HC Deb 02 September 1909 vol 10 cc753-4W
Mr. FIELD

asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state how many new class assistant clerks are employed in the Statistical Office of the Customs, and how many have been promoted or nominated for promotion; how many new class assistant clerks in the Tea Accounts Office of the Customs, and how many have been promoted or nominated for promotion; and will he state the reason for the small percentage of Promotions in the Statistical Office?

Mr. HOBHOUSE

The numbers are as follows:—

Employed. Promoted or nominated for promotion.
Statistical Office 172 8
Tea Accounts Office 64 5

Any comparison of the respective percentages of promotions in the two offices must take into consideration the promotions of abstractors, who, as the hon. Member was informed in reply to his questions on 29th June, 1908, and 8th March, 1909, form the senior section of the Assistant Clerk Class. The figures for the whole class employed in these two offices are as follows:—

Employed. Promoted or nominated for promotion.
Statistical Office 209 26
Tea Accounts Office 70 8