§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the Postmaster-General whether the appointment of an assistant surveyor to a postmaster-ship opens a vacancy on the secretariat for a new higher division clerk; and, if so, whether any pressure is exerted by the Treasury, or any other body, with a view to create vacancies for higher division clerks by this indirect means?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe answer is in the negative.