§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of candidates who sat for the open competitions for assistant inspectors of taxes held between 1923 and 1929, inclusive; and the number of candidates who attained the pass mark and the number ultimately appointed to be assistant inspectors of taxes?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEFollowing is the reply:
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OPEN COMPETITIONS FOR TAX INSPECTOR GROUP FROM 1923 TO 1929. Year. Number who sat. Number who attained the pass-mark.* Number appointer (up to 6th December, 1929). Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Assistant Inspector of Taxes. Third Class Officer, Ministry of Labour. Junior Assistant Auditor, Ministry of Health Second Clerk, Metropolitan Police Courts Service. Total Males. Assistant Inspector of Taxes. Third Class Officer, Ministry of Labour. Junior Assistant Auditor, Ministry of Health Total Females. 1923 … 76 9 — — 24 — — — 24 1 — — 1 1924 … 123 9 — — 21 — — — 21 4 — — 4 1925 … 109 10 72 6 25 — 3 — 28 — — 1 1 1926 … 150 9 103 7 33 — 2 — 35 2 — — 2 1927 … 163 24 103 15 35 23 1 1 60 4 7 — 11 1928 … 153 42 103 30 32 15 — 5 52 8 5 — 13 1929 … 149 50 100 37 32 2 2 4 40 7 6 — 13 Total … 923 153 481 95 202 40 8 10 260 26 18 1 45 * In 1923 and 1924 the existing rule, by which candidates must obtain such an aggregate of marks in the examination as a whole, apart from the viva voce marks, s to satisfy the Civil Service Commissioners, was not in force, and there was therefore no pass-mark.