§ Mr. JOWETTasked the President of the Board of Trade the average annual increase of salary received by each officer who has entered his Department by means of the first division examination since 1st January, 1903?
Mr. BUXTONThe annual average increase of salary received by each officer who has entered the Board of Trade by means of the first division examination since 1st January, 1903, is as follows:—
Number of Clerks. Average Annual Increase of Salary. £ 1 … … … 17 4 … … … 18 7 … … … 20 1 … … … 27 13 … … … 19.6 Five clerks have not served one year, and are excluded from the above figures. Five other clerks have been appointed to staff posts, and are not included in the above averages. In 1909 the minimum salary was increased from £150 to £200, and the annual increment from £15 to £20.
§ Mr. JOWETTasked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of minor staff officers and second division clerks who have been on the permanent establishment of his Department at any time since 1st January, 1903; the number of such officers who have been promoted to the first division, as recruited from the first division examination; and the immediate increase or decrease of salary involved in each of such cases of promotion, together with the length of service at the time of promotion?
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Mr. BUXTONThe total number of minor staff officers and second division clerks who have been on the permanent establishment of the Board of Trade and its sub-departments at any time since 1st January, 1903, is 297; four of such officers have been promoted to the first division, as recruited from the first division examination. The immediate effect on their salary, with the length of service rendered in each case, was:—
— Increase of Salary. Decrease of Salary. Length of Service. Number 1 … £15 — 23 years Number 2 … — — 22 years Number 3 … — — 15 years Number 4 … £15 — 12 years