HC Deb 16 April 1918 vol 105 cc240-1W
Sir J. BOYTON

asked the Minister of National Service whether the Order under the Military Service Act. 1918, Section 2, issued on the 9th April, 1918, Part I. No. 009, auctioneer, valuer, appraiser, house agent, will affect this class if any of them be also estate agents or surveyors; if he proposes to establish a special tribunal, committee, or panel for estate agents and surveyors; if so, will it deal also with auctioneers, valuers, appraisers, and house agents; and if, under the same Order, Part IV., No. 108, clerks in other commercial establishments includes clerks in the offices of auctioneers, valuers, appraisers, house agents, estate agents, and auctioneers?

Mr. BECK

In the case of a man who combines two occupations, one or which is mentioned in the Schedule to an Order under Section 2 of the Military Service Act, 1918, and the other is not so mentioned, the question whether the man is covered by the Order or not must be decided by reference to his principal and usual occupation. It is not proposed to establish a special tribunal, committee, or panel for estate agents and surveyors in connection with the Military Service (Withdrawal of Exemptions) Order (No. 1), 1918. Clerks in the offices of auctioneers, valuers, appraisers, house agents, and estate agents are considered as covered by Code No. 108, in Part IV. of the Schedule to the above-mentioned Order.