§ Mr. CHARLES DUNCANasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the representative of the Board of Customs and Excise stated, in the evidence taken before the Committee on the Customs Waterguard Service and the Customs Watchers, on 8th November, 1911, that records of all overtime receipts were kept by the Department, and that returns of overtime received from all sources could be prepared easily; and whether, in view of this statement, he can now have supplied the figures as to the average amount of overtime per man received by the London Customs watchers during the month of January, 1911, and during the month of January of the current year, respectively?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe evidence referred to does not bear the exact interpretation placed on it by the hon. Member. As the hon. Member was informed on the 16th ultimo, the figures he desires are not available, and could only be obtained with difficulty and a disproportionate expenditure of time and labour.