§ Sir PHILIP MAGNUSasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can gives the names of the head scientific officials of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in each of the Departments of Agriculture, Botany, Veterinary Science, and Fisheries; and state the dates of their several appointments, their respective scientific degrees or other qualifications, and their salaries when appointed and now?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe organisation of the several divisions of the Board is such that it is impossible to draw a clear line of distinction between the scientific and administrative posts. The following are the principal officers having scientific qualifications in the four Departments to which the hon. Member refers:—
—— Name and Degree. Date of Appointment. Salary On Appointment. At Present. £ £ 1. Agriculture T. H. Middleton, M.A., M.Sc., Assistant Secretary of the Intelligence Division 10th Decemher, 1906 1,000* 1,000* 2. Botany Sir David Prain, M.B., F.R.S., Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Technical Adviser in Botany 15th December, 1905 1,000† 1,000† 3. Veterinary Science Stewart Stockman, M.R.C.V.S., in charge of the Veterinary Department, Chief Veterinary Officer 1st January, 1905 800 1,000 4. Fisheries A. T. Masterman, D.Sc., Chief Marine Zoologist 2nd November, 1903 300 500 J. O. Borley, M.A., Chief Naturalist 1st April, 1910 350 350 * Salary as an Assistant Secretary of the Board. † Salary as Director of Kew Gardens, with residence. A large number of officers in addition to those named above have scientific degrees, and, if the hon. Member wishes, I shall be pleased to send him a complete list.