§ Lieut.-Colonel JAMESasked the Secretary of State for Air the number of education officers employed in the Air Service, grades I, II, III, and IV, giving the totals of each; the total salaries paid to these officers, including allowances; and the total cost of maintaining the schools and lecture rooms where these officers impart instruction?
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§ Sir S. HOAREThe information required by the first and second parts of the question is as follows:
Education Officers. Number. Total Salaries. £ Grade I … … 5 4,280 Grade II … … 13 8,890 Grade III … … 66 29,167 Grade IV … … 33 10,586 There are, in addition, four special appointments (one administrative, three proffessorial), the emoluments of which total £4,210. As regards the last part of the question, the estimated expenditure for 1925–26 for maintenance and upkeep of the equipment, school and lecture rooms, reference libraries, etc., is. approximately, £10.000.