§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Secretary to the Treasury if his attention has been called to the circular issued in December last stating that assistant clerks in the Customs and Excise Department who had served five years on the maximum salary of £150 might be recommended for an increase of £10 on the grounds of special merit; how many assistant clerks in the Customs and Excise Department have been five years and upwards at the maximum salary; and how many have been awarded this special increase of £10?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThere are five assistant clerks in the Customs and Excise Department who have been five years and upwards at the maximum salary of £150. None of these clerks has yet been recommended to the Treasury for the award of the special increment of £10, but the matter is under consideration.