§ Mr. WALLACEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the discontent existing amongst the assistant clerks in the Registry of Shipping and seamen consequent upon the refusal of the registrar to submit names of men who are capable of fulfilling higher posts than those they hold, but for whom there is no outlet in their own Department, as requested by the Treasury letter of the 129th January; and whether he will make inquiries with a view to seeing that the Treasury letter is applied in that Department in common with others?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am aware of the desire of these assistant clerks and Second Division clerks in this matter. The Registrar-General of seamen has made no recommendations pending the Report of the Committee which has been set up to consider the future organisation of the staff of his office. On receipt of the Report,2566W which it is hoped will be made very shortly, I will ask the Registrar-General to review the position of the clerks concerned and submit the names of men for whom there is no substantial prospect of promotion in that Department.