§ Lieut.-Colonel MURROUGH WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now withdraw the recommendations made under the Household Fuel and Lighting Orders, Part III., to the effect that the local overseer should be a permanent officer of the council, recommending instead that, whenever possible, the position be given to an unemployed and disabled sailor or soldier, thereby saving out-of-work donation, and allowing the permanent council officers to devote their whole time to the work for which they were originally appointed?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI am carefully considering the future organisation of the coal control in all its branches, and naturally have every sympathy with the motive underlying my hon. and gallant Friend's question. I am not in a position at present to make any announcement, but I would point out that to make posts which are not in themselves necessary is economically the same as paying out-of-work donation.