§ Mr. WHITELEYasked the Minister of Health, whether he will state the legal qualifications, remuneration and expenses, leave, and hours of duty of the district auditor appointed under Part X of the Local Government Act, 1933, for No. 1 audit district?
§ Sir K. WOODDistrict Auditors are not required to hold legal qualifications but the officer in question is a Chartered Accountant. He is remunerated on the salary scale of the District Auditor grade, namely: £1,011 to £1,161. Travelling and subsistence expenses are allowed on the ordinary scales laid down by His Majesty's Treasury, his leave allowance is 48 days per annum, and his normal hours of duty are those applicable to the Civil Service generally, 42 hours a week.