§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the number of boys clerks appointed in the years 1906, 1907, and 1908, and also the number of boy clerks and ex-boy clerks appointed during those years to appointments as Second Division, Excise and Customs, and assistant clerkships?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSE(a) Number of boy clerks registered:—
In 1906 ……… 923 In 1907 ……… 1,010 In 1908 ……… 937 (b) Number of boy clerks and ex-boy clerks appointed during years 1906–8 to the situations specified:—
Situation. 1906. 1907. 1908. Second Division 81 74 78 Assistant of Excise 11 24 8 Assistant of Customs 5 16 12 Customs Port Service Clerk — — 3 Assistant Clerk (Abstractor) 274 225 293 Total* 371 339 394 *During those years certain other situations were secured by boy clerks or ex-boy clerks e.g. various Post Office appointments, prison clerkships, etc.: the complete figures thus being 386 in 1906, 394 in 1907, and 438 in 1908.