Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he has received a reply from the Treasury to the application of the employés at Kew Gardens for an increase of wage; whether the reply is favourable; and, if so, whether, in view of the fact that the employés at Hampton Court and Richmond Park had their wages increased as from 1st April, 1912, the increase will be paid to the employés at Kew as from that date?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe following increases of pay to employés at Kew Gardens have been sanctioned by the Treasury: (a) To museum porters, an increase of 2s. per week; (b) to labourers, constables, corporal constables, corporal porters, gangers, carters, head carter, packer, forewoman, and three women attendants, an increase of per week. In each case the increase dates from 1st April next.