§ Mr. Russellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the number of Experimental Officers and Assistant Experimental Officers employed by the British Museum, Natural History, has been increased from 71 to 103.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe latest figure for 1st April, 1961, is not 103 but 101 Experimental Officers and Assistant Experimental Officers. The explanation of the increase of 30 since 1st April, 1960, is that 20 Assistant (Scientific) posts were regraded to Assistant Experimental Officer as a result of inspection of the work involved and 10 new posts were added to the complement to deal with expansion of work. Of these four were added to cover work performed by the Museum on behalf of the Overseas Geological Survey on a full repayment basis.