§ Mr. JOWETTasked the President of the Local Government Board if he will state 428W the average annual increase of salary received by each officer who has entered his Department by means of the first division examination since 1st January, 1903?
§ Mr. BURNSThe information asked for is as follows:—
Clerk. Average Annual Increase of Salary. £ 1 … … … … 32* 2 … … … … 27† 3 … … … … 16 4 … … … … 16 5 … … … … 17 6 … … … … 23 7 … … … … 20§ 8 … … … … 20 9 … … … … 20 10 … … … … 20 11 … … … … 20§ 12 … … … … 20 13 … … … … 20 14 … … … … 20 15 … … … … 20 16 … … … … 20 17 … … … … 20 * Including allowance as private secretary. †Including allowance as assistant private secretary. §Since transfer to Local Government. Board. Four clerks have not served one year, and are excluded from the above figures.
§ Mr. JOWETTalso asked the President of the Local Government Board the total number of minor staff officers and second division clerks who have been on the permanent establishment of his Department at any time since 1st January, 1903; the number of such officers who have been promoted to the first division, as recruited from the first division examination; and the immediate increase or decrease of salary involved in each of such cases of promotion, together with the length of service at the time of promotion?
§ Mr. BURNSThe number of minor staff officers and second division clerks in the service of the Local Government Board on the 1st January, 1903, was 133. The number at present is 165. The number promoted to the first division since 1st January, 1903, is four. The periods of service at the time of promotion were 18, 29, 25, and 13 years, respectively. These four officers entered the first division at the salary which they were receiving when promoted. In the case of three of them this was a salary considerably in excess of the minimum of the scale for the first division.