§ Mr. WILESasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will state how many new class assistant clerks are employed in the Estate Duty Office, Somerset House, the Statistical Office, the Tea Accounts Office of His Majesty's Customs, and the Savings Bank Department, General Post Office; and how many have been promoted in each case, and which promotion is in the direct line of assistant clerks in these Departments?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSE:The figures asked for are as follows: (a) Inland Revenue Department, Estate Duty Office: Eighty new class assistant clerks are at present employed in the Estate Duty Office, Somerset House. Ten new class assistant clerks have been promoted. Of these promotions, two were in the direct line—that is, to posts which are normally filled by the promotion of assistant clerks, (b) Customs and Excise Department:—
Statistical Office. — Number employed Number promoted. In direct line (i.e. to Minor Staff Officerships) Not in direct line (i.e., to Clerkships). Abstractors 34 11 8 Assistant Clerks, New Class 181 — 8 215 11 16 Tea Accounts Office. Abstractors 6 2 1 Assistant Clerks, New Class 64 — 5 70 2 6
(c) General Post Office— Savings Bank Department. Number of Assistant Clerks … … 197 *Number promoted … … 26 *All these promotions were to Clerkships of the Second Division.