HC Deb 23 February 1922 vol 150 cc2127-8W
Sir R. THOMAS

asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that an advertisement appeared recently in the "Rhos Herald" inviting applications to be sent in to the Employment Department of the Ministry of Labour, Cardiff, for the position of branch manager of the employment exchange at Rhosllanerchgrugog, and in which it was stated that ex-service men would have the preference; whether he is aware that amongst the applicants for the post was an ex-service man of the name of J. Arthur Thomas, a Welsh-speaking Welshman, born at Rhosllanerchgrugog, and who was for a period of about 18 months in charge of the branch under the supervision of the late manager, Mr. T. D. Jones; whether he is aware that this young man lost a leg in the War, and that he was passed over in favour of a man from an adjoining parish, not a Welshman, and who is not incapacitated by the loss of a limb: and what he proposes to do in the matter?

Dr. MACNAMARA

The new branch manager was born in the neighbourhood and has always resided there; further, he served for over four years with His Majesty's Forces, was invalided home in October, 1918, and granted a temporary disability pension of 70 per cent. The appointment was made on the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission after an impartial comparison of the qualifications of the candidates.

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