Lieut.-Colonel A. MURRAYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether an Official Report of the Debates in the House of Lords of about 25 pages 64W and an Official Report of the Debates in this House of over 100 pages both cost the same, viz., 1s.; and whether, if 1s. is the proper cost for the latter, the price of the former can be reduced proportionately to the number of pages?
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Mr. YOUNGThe price of the daily issues of OFFICIAL REPORTS OF DEBATES in both Houses of Parliament is based on the cost of production averaged over a period. The production cost of the smaller editions required in the case of House of Lords Debates is relatively higher than in the case of the larger editions required for House of Commons Debates. It would be highly inconvenient, and, I think, impracticable, to have a varying price from day to day for the sale of these Reports, according to the length of the proceedings and the size of the edition required for one House or the other.
STATEMENT showing in what respects the status of the Officials of the Public Works Department (India) has been altered or modified.
PAY. I.—TIME SCALE. Old Scale. New Scale (with effect from 1st January, 1920). Per mouth. *Junior Scale. †Senior Scale. Pay. Technical Pay. Overseas Pay. Total per month. Pay. Technical Pay. Overseas Pay. Total per month. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. 1st year 380 … 300 75 150 525 — — — — 2nd year 420 … 350 75 150 575 — — — — 3rd year 460 … 400 75 150 625 — — — — 4th Year 500 … 450 75 150 675 550 75 150 775 5th year 540 … 450 75 150 675 550 75 150 775 6th year 580 … 500 75 150 725 600 75 150 825 7th year 620 … 550 75 150 775 650 75 150 875 8th year 660 … 550 75 200 825 650 75 200 925 9th year 700 … 600 75 200 875 700 75 200 975 10th year 750 … 650 75 200 925 750 75 200 1,025 11th year 800 … 700 75 200‡ 975‡ 800 75 200‡ 1,075‡ … 250‡ 1,025 250 1,125 12th year 850 … 750 75 250 1,075 850 75 250 1,175 13th year 900 … 800 75 250 1,125 900 75 250 1,225 14th year 950 … 850 75 250 1,175 950 75 250 1,275 15th year 1,000 … 900 75 250 1,225 950 75 250 1,275 16th year 1,050 … — — — — 1,000 75 250 1,325 17th year 1,100 … — — — — 1,050 75 250 1,375 18th year 1,150 … — — — — 1,100 75 250 1,425 19th year 1,200 … — — — — 1,150 75 250 1,475 20th year 1,250 … — — — — 1,200 75 250 1,525 21st year 1,250 … — — — — 1,200 75 250 1,525 22nd year 1,250 … — — — — 1,250 75 250 1,575 23rd year 1,250 … — — — — 1,250 75 250 1,575 24th year 1,250 and after. … — — — — 1,300 75 250 1,625 * Applicable to engineers not in charge of a division. † Applicable to engineers in charge of a division. ‡ Rs. 200 from 1st January, 1920, to 29th April, 1921; Rs. 250 from 30th April, 1921.