§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is 1131W aware that dissatisfaction prevails among the preventive men of His Majesty's Customs because when approved for acting duty as preventive officers, and when discharging the duties of preventive officers, they are paid only at the rate of 4s. a day, while preventive officers are paid at the rate of 7s. a day; and whether he will take into consideration the question of readjusting the pay of preventive men when discharging the duties of preventive officers, so as to make them more approximate to each other?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSE:The pay of preventive men and preventive officers, lower section, in the Waterguard branch of the Customs and Excise Department is not fixed by the day. The former class are on a scale of 18s. a week, rising to 33s. a week, and the latter are on a scale of £95 per annum, rising to £150 per annum. In accordance with the rule applicable to other ranks in the Department, preventive men are required on occasions to undertake the duties of preventive officers in the absence of the latter, when there are no other preventive officers available for the duty. I see no reason for altering these arrangements.
§ Colonel IVOR PHILIPPSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any arrangements have yet been made for the Board of Customs to receive a deputation from the Customs Preventive Men's Association on the subject of their appeal for a service scale of pay?
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INCOME SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX. Year. Income on which Tax was received. Abatements allowed. Life Insurance Premiums allowed. Income including abatements and Life Insurance Premiums (Total of columns 2, 3 and 4). Increase per cent, over the preceding year. Net produce of Income Tax. Average Virtual rate of Tax per cent. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) £ £ £ £ £ 1894–95 … 475,680,000 71,112,939 4,597,685 551,390,624 — 15,856,000 2.88 1895–96 … 487,958,880 73,877,876 4,942,090 566,778,846 2.79 16,265,296 2.87 1896–97 … 503,664,630 76,591,697 5,13.3,033 585,389,360 3.28 16,783,821 2.87 1897–98 … 525,211,200 79,614,495 5,465,795 610,291,490 4.25 17,507,040 2.87 1898–99 … 548,229,450 85,686,288 5,671,389 639,587,127 4.80 18,274,316 2.86 1899–00 … 564,868,749 90,710,149 6,050,632 661,629,530 3.45 18,828,958 2.85 1900–01 … 594,106,253 94,188,215 6,373.843 694,668,311 4.99 29,705,312 4.28 1901–02 … 607,550,919 99,403,245 6,927,221 713,881,385 2.77 35,440.470 4.96 1902–03 … 608,606,903 103,559,556 7,342,717 719,509,176 0.79 38,037,931 5.29 1903–04 … 615,012,373 108,556,815 8,001,965 731,571,153 1.68 28,188,067 3.85 1904–05 … 619,328,097 110,466,027 8,092,079 737,886,203 0.86 30,966,404 4.20 1905–06 … 632,024,746 112,809,494 8,582,967 753,417,207 2.10 31,601,237 4.19 1906–07 … 640,048,238 114,556,689 9,155,557 763,760,484 1.37 32,002,412 4.19 1907–08 … 671,313,000 118,100,000 9,900,000 799,313,000 4.66 32,380,000 4.05
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEBefore considering whether they will comply with a request from the Preventive Men's Association to receive a deputation, the Board of Customs and Excise have asked the Association to put into writing the arguments advanced in favour of a service scale of pay