Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state how many inspectors of quarries have been appointed during the past two years; how many vacancies there are at the present time; and, if any, when it is proposed to make further appointments?
§ Mr. McKENNAInspectors of the higher grade are not appointed specially for inspection of quarries; each inspector inspects both mines and quarries. Of the new class of sub-inspectors which is being constituted a certain number are to be assigned to quarry inspection particularly, as follows:—Of the first fifteen appointments, the examination for which will be held in the course of a few weeks, two will be allotted to quarry work; and of the second fifteen, the examination for which will, it is hoped, be held early next year, six will be so allotted, making eight in all.