§ Mr. GOLDSTONEasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the number of assistant clerks (new class) employed in the Statistical Office, Customs and Excise, appointed to port clerkships and second division clerkships, respectively, since 1st January, 1906, and the conditions under which promoted assistant clerks (new class) holding either a port clerkship or second division clerkship may be allowed to revert to the rank of junior clerk in the Statistical Office; and what promise, if any, of such reversion to junior clerkships in the Statistical Office has been made to those assistant clerks (new class) promoted to superior posts outside of that office?
Mr. MASTER MA NThirteen assistant clerks (new class) in the Statistical Office have been promoted to port clerkships and five to second division clerkships since 1st January, 1906. There is a possibility that a man so appointed may, if qualified, revert to a junior clerkship in the Statistical Office when a suitable vacancy arises, but no promise of such reversion has been given to any one of them.
§ Mr. GOLDSTONEasked the Secretary to the Treasury the approximate date when a reply may be expected to the repre- 2518W sentations made in a Petition forwarded by the assistant clerks (new class) employed in the Statistical Office (Customs and Excise), on the 6th January, 1913, to the Board of Customs and Excise?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI beg to refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on the 15th ultimo.