§ Mr. IRVINGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture how many resident local inspectors or assistant inspectors of sea fisheries have been appointed by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries since the outbreak of war in 1914; how many of the persons so appointed were already in the service of the Board, and how many are new appointments; and what is the salary attached to these posts and the nature of the duties to be performed by these officials?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe Board have appointed six district inspectors and six assistant inspectors since 1914. Three of these inspectors were members of the Board's staff beforehand, two were lent from other Departments, and the remaining seven were new appointments. No definite scale of salary has been assigned to these posts as yet. The maximum salary paid at the present time, inclusive of war bonus, is £345. The duty of an inspector is to study and care for the interests of the fisheries, which involves multifarious activities that cannot be described in answer to a Parliamentary question. I shall be happy to give the hon. Member further information on the subject if he will state on what particular matters he desires it.