§ Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Minister of Labour whether he is prepared to urge registration officers to employ competent unemployed men to carry out the work of enumerators who make the house-to-house visitation for the purposes of the registration of electors, seeing that there are many competent men with clerical experience unemployed in most parts of the country; and will he communicate with the registration officers immediately on the matter, in view of the fact that this work must be carried out as and from 15th December, 1922, for the incoming registers?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to reply to this question. I certainly hope that registration officers will give preference to unemployed persons wherever the nature of the work permits, though the successful performance of these duties calk, not only for clerical experience, but also for some knowledge of the franchise qualifications. I will bring the hon. Member's suggestion specially to the notice of registration officers.