§ Mr. HURDasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can now give an assurance that, after the exhaustion of the list of 57 candidates chosen by the Selection Board for positions of officers of Customs and Excise, the remaining 113 ex-service men who passed the qualifying examination in December, 1920, will receive appointments as vacancies occur, provided that their character and health are satisfactory?
Lieut.-Commander YOUNGThe passing of the qualifying examination only entitles candidates to appear before and be considered by a Selection Board. Appointments cannot be given to candidates who are not recommended by the Selection Board. The question of appointing certain of the 113 men in question is still under consideration, but I regret that I can hold out no hope that the majority of them can be appointed officers of Customs and Excise, as the Selection Board did not consider them up to the requisite standard.