§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the fact that he has stated that he had been able to come to a decision regarding the granting of the new scales of pay to a considerable number of engineers who were left on their old scales at the reorganisation of the enginering dpartment on 1st July, 1911, he will state what prevents particulars of the decision being communicated to the officers affected; and whether, having regard to the delay which has taken place in 1074W making an announcement, and in view of his statement that no examination for outside candidates would be held pending the reviewing of the cases of those officers not granted the new scales of pay, he proposes to postpone the examination for outside candidates for the position of assistant engineer announced in the public Press?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELA decision regarding the grant of the new scales of pay has now been communicated to each of the officers on the higher classes. As regards the second class engineers, a general announcement has been made that forty-four members of the class hitherto left on their old scale of pay will be advanced to the assistant engineers class as from the 1st July. 1911, and the names of the individuals selected will be published very shortly. It is not proposed to postpone the examination for assistant engineerships.