§ Mr. FIELDasked the Secretary to the Treasury how many minor staff officers in the Customs Statistical Office are engaged on duties which were, prior to the creation of the minor staff officer class, performed by allowanced assistant clerks; how many minor staff officers have to perform disciplinary duties which did not devolve upon allowanced assistant clerks before the minor staff officer class was created; and how is capacity to preserve discipline discovered?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe answer to the first part of the question is eight, and to the second nine, but some assistant clerks with allowances formerly exercised certain disciplinary functions in the absence of superiors. The capacity to preserve discipline is gauged by observation on the part of the superiors in the office.