Mr. POINTERasked the Secretary of-State for the Home Department whether he can now give details respecting the number and grades of Civil servants in his Department in receipt of less than 30s. per week?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe number of adults serving in a civil capacity in my Department (including the inspecting staff and the prison service) is 3,619. The following are the details of the grades and numbers of those who receive less than 30s. a week or £78 a year:—
*Second Division Clerks … … 11 *Assistant Clerks … … 29 *Clerks in Offices of Factory Inspectors … … 24 Clerks in Offices of Factory Inspectors … … 7 *Personal Shorthand Clerks … … 4 *Female Shorthand Typist … … 1 †Charwomen … … 28 Labourers … … 4 Assistant Messengers … … 2 Night Patrols (Prisons) … … 62 172 * On scales of pay rising above 30s. a week or £78 a year. † Employed during portions of the day only.