§ Sir W. SUGDENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of patronage appointments to the permanent messenger class in the Civil Service by Departments for the periods 1914 to 1918 and 1919 to the latest date available?
§ Mr. McNEILL,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT. 28th July, 1926, Col. 2118], supplied the following information showing the number of men certificated for appointment as established messengers in various Departments 3011W during 1914–18 inclusive and 1919–25 inclusive:
— 1914–1918. 1919–1925. Admiralty 22 30 Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of. 1 4 Agriculture, Scotland, Board of 1 — Air Ministry — 7 Cabinet, Offices of — 3 Civil Service Commission 1 — Colonial Office — 1 Control, Board of 2 2 Customs and Excise Department 10 — Exchequer and Audit Department. 1 1 Foreign Office — 1 Friendly Societies Registry 1 2 Government Actuary's Department. — 1 High Court of Appeal for Ireland. — 1 Home Office 3 4 India Office 5 21 Inland Revenue Department 1 — Labour, Ministry of — 1 Land Registry, England — 4 London Museum — 1 Lords, House of 3 8 Mines Department — 1 Ministry of Health 3 — Mint 1 — National Debt Office 1 1 National Gallery of British Art — 1 Paymaster General's Office — 4 Pensions, Ministry of 2 8 Privy Council Office — 3 Public Prosecutions Department — 1 Public Works Office, Ireland 1 — Register House Departments, Edinburgh. 1 3 Scotland, Office of the Secretary for. — 1 Stationery Office — 4 Trade, Board of 1 — Transport, Ministry of — 4 Treasury — 7 War Office 1 13 Welsh Board of Health — 2 Works, Office of — 2 Total 62 147 All appointments us established messenger are mode on single nomination by the head of the Department concerned or the whom, the right of nomination is vested: