72. Mrs. Manningasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can make any statement on the success of the experiment of employing women as search officers in the Customs service; and whether he will arrange for women in future to be liable for the full duties of the grade instead of for a restricted range of duties as at present.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallThe employment of women search officers in the Customs Service has so far proved a useful and successful experiment, and its extension 187W will be considered in the light of experience. They are not graded as preventive officers and it would not be practicable to employ women on the full range of duties of that grade.