§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, on 27th February, 1911, a petition praying for increased prospects was received from the assistant clerks in the Home Office; what are the average age, length of service, and salary of the signatories to this petition; land whether a reply to it can shortly be expected?
§ Mr. McKENNAA petition was received on the date referred to from seven of the senior assistant clerks in the Home Office. The average age of the signatories is between thirty - five and thirty - six years; the average length of their service as assistant clerks thirteen to fourteen years; the average length of their total service in all capacities nineteen to twenty years; their average salary £130. The requests put forward in the petition were to a large extent covered by a recent decision of the Treasury with regard to similar petitions from assistant clerks throughout the Civil Service, which was communicated to them in April last. Inquiry is being made as to other points mentioned in the memorial, and I do not yet know whether any case can be made for a special recommendation to the Treasury.