Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that officials who have been temporarily employed in Government Departments created specially for war work are being appointed to positions in Labour Exchanges over the heads of officers who have served for years in the Exchanges; if he is aware that this is causing discontent among the present officers; and whether he will take steps to remove the cause of the discontent by promoting from the ranks of the present officers men or women who have proved themselves capable of performing the duties of the higher positions?
§ Mr. WARDLECertain persons employed temporarily in other Government Departments have been transferred to temporary posts in the Employment Department of the Ministry of Labour in 1883W view of the present pressure of work in that Department, but in no case has a temporary officer been appointed to a permanent post to the exclusion of existing permanent officials.