asked the Chief Secretary when the trial of the five men arrested at Ballymacelligot on 12th November last will take place; and whether the trial will be in public?

I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to a Private Notice question by the hon. Member for the Kettering Division (Mr. Waterson) yesterday.

asked the Chief Secretary whether a Mr. Coulter, the caretaker of the headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association in Belfast, was arrested on a charge of having firearms in his possession, and with selling the same to unauthorised persons; whether the Lord Mayor of the city and other leading Unionists made a personal appeal on Mr. Coulter's behalf to General Bainbridge, commanding the forces in Belfast; and whether Mr. Coulter was released, as a result, and has not been brought to trial?

Mr. Coulter, caretaker of the headquarters of the Young Men's Christian Association in Belfast, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, without hard labour, for offences against Regulation 30 and 9A.A. Restoration of Order in Ireland Regulations.

asked the Chief Secretary whether the editor of the "Enniscorthy Echo" has been compelled, under military orders, to insert in his paper long extracts from the Weekly Summary and from London Unionist papers; by what officers these orders were issued; and on what legal authority?

I have called for a report from the Commander-in-Chief with reference to this matter. If the hon. and learned Member will repeat the question, of which I only received notice on Friday, one day next week, I hope then to be in a position to furnish him with a reply.

asked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that, as a reprisal for attacks on policemen, three young men, named Charles Slevin, John Devine, and Daniel Doherty, were dragged from their beds at Dromore, County Tyrone, by special constables and brutally murdered on the roadside; and what steps have been taken to bring the murderers to justice?

I have not yet received the report of the Courts of Inquiry in lieu of inquest in these cases, but according to the police report no evidence has yet been obtained as to the persons by whom these murders were committed. The matter is being carefully investigated, and the hon. and learned Member may rest assured that all possible steps will be taken to bring the murderers to justice.

asked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that on Wednesday night during curfew a number of houses in the Blackrock district of the City of Cork were attacked by Crown forces, who sprinkled the furniture with petrol and threw bombs into the houses; and whether General Strickland will be allowed to report publicly on this incident?

This place is in the martial-law area, and I have therefore asked the Commander-in-Chief to furnish me with a report on the matter. Perhaps the hon. Member will kindly repeat the question, of which I only received notice on Friday, one day next week.

asked the Chief Secretary whether, following the killing of police near Clifden, County Mayo, on 16th March, a number of houses were burnt by members of the Crown forces in the neighbourhood; whether some of these houses were a considerable distance from the scene of the tragedy; and whether this reprisal was officially authorised?

If the Noble Lord will refer to a reply I gave to a question by the hon. and gallant Member for the Central Hull Division (Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy) on the 7th instant, he will find that the burning of these houses was not in the nature of a reprisal, official or unofficial.

asked the Chief Secretary whether His Honour Judge Wakely, K.C., in awarding £13,230 damages at Sligo Quarter Sessions for the burning of the creamery of the Ballintrillick Co-operative Society, stated that the military, with officers in command, seemed to have deliberately set fire to the premises, and that it must have been done under some military order; and what object the military have in view in ordering destruction of this Kind?

I am aware that the County Court Judge made the statement quoted in the question, but I understand that it was based entirely on the evidence given by the manager of the creamery, who was the only witness examined. I have instituted a thorough and searching investigation with a view to ascertaining whether any members of the Crown forces were, in fact, responsible for the burning of this creamery, and from the reports which I have received from the Commander-in-Chief and from the police I am not prepared to accept the conclusion to which the County Court Judge appears to have come on the wholly unsubstantiated evidence of a single witness who, from his associations as known to the authorities, could not be regarded as unprejudiced.

asked the Chief Secretary whether, having regard to the prominence given to the false statements circulated in connection with the murder of Mrs. King by Sinn Feiners, at Mallow station, on 31st January, 1921, he will take steps to secure greater publicity for the findings of the court of inquiry, which completely disprove the unjust charges brought inside and outside this House against the military and the Royal Irish Constabulary?

I can assure my hon. and gallant Friend that I am fully alive to the need for the greatest possible publicity being given to the findings of courts of inquiry held in lieu of inquests in Ireland, more especially in cases where the conduct of the Crown forces has been impugned. Official reports giving the finding and an impartial summary of the evidence are now issued to the Press in all such cases in order that the public may be in a position to judge for itself of the truth or falseness of these charges.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the late Captain Peek had only one motor car at his disposal for use with the detachment of the 9th Lancers under his command at Stokestown at the time of his murder, although frequent requests had been made for more cars; whether he is aware that, in the opinion of military men familiar with the circumstances, the murder of Captain Peek and Lieutenant Tennant might have been prevented if they had had motor car escort; whether a number of motor cars requisitioned from civilians in Ireland to prevent their capture by rebels, are not being fully used by the military authorities; and whether, in order further to safeguard the lives of officers on duty in disturbed parts of Ireland, he will give instructions that in future no military party travelling by road shall consist of less than three motor cars manned with fully-armed guards?

The transport available with the detachment of the 9th Lancers at Strokestown was: 1 15-cwt. Crossley, 1 combination Clyno side-car. The number of vehicles off the road for repair precluded any increase being made in the number of motor vehicles at Strokestown. Captain Peek's party was in the Crossley when ambushed. Captain Peek and Lieutenant Tennant were both armed and had a Hotchkiss gun and crew with them in the Crossley. All confiscated cars are being fully employed. Local orders exist that, whenever possible, troops are to move in two or more vehicles. Owing, however, to the necessarily large numbers of detachments, the numbers of vehicles constantly under repair, and the short notice at which troops are frequently required to move, it is often the case that sufficient transport is not available to enable small parties to move in more than one vehicle. Even where two or more vehicles are employed, the danger of the occupants of any one vehicle being killed or wounded by the initial firing cannot be altogether obviated.

asked the Chief Secretary what staff is employed by the chief Crown solicitor in Ireland; what salaries were the solicitors in this office paid when the present chief Crown solicitor was appointed; what salaries are now paid to these whole-time solicitors; how these salaries are arrived at; and the amount of War bonus received by these individual solicitors?

The chief Crown solicitor's staff at present consists of four qualified solicitors and five unqualified assistants. They are employed directly by the chief Crown solicitor and are paid from his lump sum allowance for office expenses, which at present is fixed at £2,162. In addition, each is paid full bonus at Civil Service rates. When the present chief Crown solicitor was appointed in 1916 the lump sum allowance was fixed at £1,500, the staff then consisting of two qualified solicitors and three unqualified assistants, some of whom were also in receipt of a small bonus. Having regard to the fact that the distribution of the allowance is a matter for the chief Crown solicitor personally, I do not think it is necessary to enter into details of payments made.

asked the Chief Secretary who is the officer responsible for his Publicity Department in Ireland?

The officer in charge of the Publicity Department in Dublin Castle is Mr. Basil Clarke, who has been temporarily seconded for service in Ireland by the Ministry of Health. Mr. Clarke, who gave up the editorship of a leading provincial newspaper to enter the Civil Service, was for several years a well-known London journalist.

asked the Chief Secretary whether the staff of Dundrum State Asylum are still compelled to do 84 hours' duty per week, or 24 hours per week longer than the Broad-moor staff in England; whether there is ample accommodation in the asylum for an addition to the staff without incurring the slightest expense in reconstruction; whether the married portion, of the staff suffer badly in consequence of increased rents; if he will see that they get the same rate of lodging allowance as is paid at Broadmoor, to be made retrospective from 1st February, 1920; and whether he will also see to it that the artisans at Dundrum are put on the same basis as regards pay, bonus, and hours of duty as the artisans employed in a similar capacity in the prisons of England and Wales and Ireland?

These matters are at present under discussion with the Treasury, and it is hoped that a decision will be reached at a very early date. It is not a fact that there is ample accommodation in the asylum for any additional staff without incurring expense in reconstruction. The existing accommodation is filled to its utmost capacity.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the desirability of issuing, in all industrial troubles on a large scale, an agreed-on statement between the contending parties, giving in simple language the chief points at issue and the arguments in support of rival claims, so that the public may be able to make up their minds on the merits of disputes, which, as stated in ordinary controversial form, are largely unintelligible to laymen?

I have been asked to reply. I am afraid that it is not always easy to secure statements agreed by the contracting parties of points of dispute in industrial troubles, nor would it be practicable to state in a form acceptable to the parties the arguments in support of rival claims. Moreover, in many cases, negotiations would not be assisted if at every stage the contentions of parties were reduced to rigid statement. On the other hand, the desirability, in appropriate cases, of impartial and authoritative statements on industrial disputes is already recognised, and a procedure for the purpose is laid down in Part II of the Industrial Courts Act, 1919, which provides for the appointment of courts of inquiry. The circumstances under which this procedure might be used are described in my reply on 21st March to a question put to me by my hon. Friend the Member for the Duddeston Division (Mr. Hallas), of which I am sending my hon. Friend a copy.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present index figure of the cost of living in each coalmining district in the United Kingdom?

I have been asked to reply. Statistics are not available as to the relative levels of cost of living in the different coal-mining districts. The cost of living statistics ordinarily prepared by the Ministry of Labour are designed only to show the percentage increase, since July, 1914, for the United Kingdom taken as a whole, and it is impracticable without detailed local investigation, to give separate figures for various districts.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if the person responsible to the emergency transport officer for the conduct and control of distributive facilities for the yeast supplies to consumers in the event of railway or other transport stoppage is a director of the United Yeast Company, Limited, whose agents last year distributed about two-thirds of the yeast consumed in this country; whether the Distillers Company, Limited, Edinburgh, makers of nearly three-fourths of the yeast manufactured in Great Britain, has a large controlling interest in the company referred to; whether such distributive arrangements as are devised or will be made are subject to the supervision of the emergency transport officer; and what steps, if any, will be taken to ensure that all persons engaged in the supply of yeast, even where not connected with the association or its wholesale controllers, shall have fair and equal opportunity in distributive facilities for yeast supplies whether manufactured in this country or abroad?

The reply to the first three parts of the question is in the affirmative. With regard to the last part, I am satisfied that the arrangements made are such that all persons engaged in the supply of yeast will have fair and equal opportunity in distributive facilities for yeast supplies.

asked the President of the Board of Trade to whom were the stocks held by the Sugar Commission sold at its winding up; at what price; and under what conditions?

The Government's stocks of raw sugar have been sold to the refiners whose businesses have been controlled during the War, at prices determined week by week in relation to those ruling in the world's markets, and on the usual trade conditions. The Government's stocks of refined sugar are for sale at current prices to any trader who may desire to purchase them.

asked the Minister of Agriculture the area sown in wheat, oats, and barley in 1920 and 1921 in Canada?

The areas of wheat, oats and barley in Canada in the cereal year 1919–20 were 18,232,374 acres; 15,849,928 acres, and 2,551,919 acres, respectively. As the bulk of the Canadian grain crops are spring sown, complete information as regards 1920–21 is not yet available, but the area of winter-sown wheat is 792,200 acres as compared with 814,133 acres last season.

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the difficulty that many farmers are experiencing of finding a market for their wheat; and what steps he proposes to take to secure better markets for British wheat growers?

I am aware of the difficulty referred to, and arrangements have now been made with flour millers which should enable them to use home-grown wheat freely and to pay for it, on the average, a price not-less than the price properly receivable by growers for wheat of average quality. No definite guarantee can, of course, be given that millers will be able to purchase all the home-grown wheat that may be offered to them at any given time, especially if farmers press their wheat on the market in excess of normal requirements, but the Ministry does not doubt that the whole of the wheat crop is required and that by the end of the cereal year it will have been absorbed by the mills.

asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of allotments provided and controlled by the Birmingham Town Council and the number acquired under the provisions of the Defence of the Realm Act by that Council; what area of such land now held as allotments is expected at an early date for town planning, building, or road making; whether the Council pro- pose to acquire the remainder of a, 14 years' lease for allotments and to hand over the allotments for administration to allotment societies as provided for in the Act; and whether, in particular, administration of the allotments at Belchers Lane will be handed over to the East Birmingham Allotment Holders' Association, Limited?

The total number of allotments provided and controlled by the Birmingham Town Council is 15,255, of which 12,750 were provided under the Defence of the Realm Regulations. It is impossible to state what area of such land will be required for town planning, building, or road making. The Council propose to acquire on lease several areas, at present under Defence of the Realm Acts, for allotments, and when the negotiations have been completed the question whether the management of land will be handed over to allotment societies will Be considered. In reply to the last part of the question it is understood that the land referred to has been scheduled for town planning.

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can now give an assurance that, after the exhaustion of the list of 57 candidates chosen by the Selection Board for positions of officers of Customs and Excise, the remaining 113 ex-service men who passed the qualifying examination in December, 1920, will receive appointments as vacancies occur, provided that their character and health are satisfactory?

The passing of the qualifying examination only entitles candidates to appear before and be considered by a Selection Board. Appointments cannot be given to candidates who are not recommended by the Selection Board. The question of appointing certain of the 113 men in question is still under consideration, but I regret that I can hold out no hope that the majority of them can be appointed officers of Customs and Excise, as the Selection Board did not consider them up to the requisite standard.

asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the treatment of ex-service men at the hands of rebels in Southern Ireland, resulting in the refusal of employment and causing great distress to these men and their families; the number of ex-service men who have been provided with employment under the special grant recently made for public works in Ireland; and whether he will confer with other public Departments in Ireland with a view to ensuring that, so far as possible, ex-service men shall be given a preference for employment in all works undertaken by these Departments, and that, all contracts for public works shall contain a Clause binding the contractors to give such preference?

There are just over 14,000 ex-service men seeking employment in Southern Ireland, being about 24 per cent, of the total number of applicants for employment, including civilians. General complaints are received of the difficulty experienced by ex-service men in finding employment, but my attention has not been called to specific cases of refusal to employ or prevention of employment. Approximately, 3,400 ex-service men are employed under the special grant for public works in Ireland. All Irish Departments give preference to ex-service men. Grants for public works made by the Unemployment Grants Committee are subject to a condition that preference in employment should be given to ex-service men. This condition applies to grants made to Irish local authorities.

asked the Minister of Labour the average number of appeals and fresh applications that are now being received per week by the Civil Liabilities Department from ex-service men?

The average weekly number of appeals and fresh applications which have been received during the four weeks ending 22nd April is 766. If instead of four weeks a period of 12 weeks is taken the figure would be 963.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will review the case of the Company Sergeant-Major George Edward Dransfield, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, who, for gallant conduct in the field, was recommended for the distinguished conduct medal, and duly posted by the brigadier-general of the brigade as having been awarded it, but his relatives have only received the military medal; and will he give instructions for the issue of the distinguished conduct medal in its place?

Company Sergeant-Major Dranfield was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal by his commanding officer and the recommendation was endorsed by the Brigade Commander; but as the services in respect of which the recommendation was made did not, in the opinion of the Corps Commander, attain to the requisite standard for the Distinguished Conduct Medal the latter granted an immediate award of the Military Medal instead. This award was approved by the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, and was duly published in Routine Orders and in the "London Gazette." The statement on the unofficial certificate issued by the Brigade Commander that Company Sergeant-Major Dranfield had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal is therefore incorrect, and as the services of this non-commissioned officer have been duly considered and recognised by the form of reward considered appropriate by the responsible Commander in the Field, the award cannot now be altered.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether any decision has been come to in regard to the withdrawal during the period of training of the age limit for marriage allowance in respect of soldiers of the Territorial Army?

No decision has yet been come to, but the representations which my hon. and gallant Friend has made on this question are receiving consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the War Office has in view a proposal to construct for military purposes a motor transport road between Aldershot and Salisbury; and, if so, whether, in view of the prevailing unemployment, there is any prospect of the work being started?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the second part therefore does not arise.

asked the Secretary of State for War what is the maximum number of patients that can be accommodated at the Hong Kong military hospital; what were the maximum and minimum numbers accommodated in 1920; and what arrangements are made elsewhere, if any, for convalescent patients?

The maximum number of patients that can be accommodated at the military hospital, Hong Kong, is 6 officers and 160 other ranks, but only 4 beds for officers and 122 beds for other ranks are at present equipped. The highest number of patients accommodated on any one day during 1920 was 64 in May, and the lowest number was 25 in December. I am not aware of the arrangements at present existing for convalescents in Hong Kong, but inquiries are being made. Prior to the War the Sanatorium barracks were used as a convalescent centre.

asked the Secretary of State for War if it is intended to issue war medals to the men and women of the British Red Cross Society in acknowledgment of the great services rendered by them during and in connection with the War; and, if so, whether he is able to make an announcement on the matter?

Members of the British Red Cross Society who served overseas on the establishment of a unit of the British forces are eligible for the British War Medal, and those who served in a theatre of war are also eligible for the Victory Medal.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office whether the use of the Scottish Drill Hall, Fraser Street, Liverpool, has been refused to the Liverpool Unemployment Exchange authorities for an exchange for unemployed ex-service men on the grounds that its use would prejudice recruiting; whether the building was used as an exchange during the period following the Armistice; whether the building was then fitted with radiators and other conveniences out of public funds; whether the building is now not used during the daytime; whether the battalion is only 30 per cent, of establishment; and whether, in view of the large number of unemployed persons in Liverpool, he will consider the advisability of lending the hall to the Unemployment Exchange Department?

I am informed that a request on behalf of the unemployment committee for the use of this drill hall was received in January last. The Territorial Force Association suggested alternative accommodation in three other vacant premises, and no further representations on the matter have been received. The drill hall was used in 1919 as an Employment Exchange, and the fittings which were then installed by His Majesty's Office of Works have been removed with two exceptions which were purchased by the association. The building is now used in the daytime, and if it was used as an Employment Exchange it would be impossible to drill and train Territorial soldiers during the evenings, as floor space would be occupied by desks, etc.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Development Commission have received a resolution from a congress of allotment holders held on 12th February last, calling for the complete withdrawal of all subsidies now paid to the Agricultural Organisation Society; and whether, seeing the allotment holders do not want these subsidies, he will take steps to give effect to the resolution?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As stated by my predecessor in reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham on the 23rd November last, no grants are now being made to the Agricultural Organisation Society for allotments work, but in the event of any application being received from the society in respect of the current year the resolution referred to will receive consideration.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to reduce the proposed large expenditure on additional offices throughout the country for the collection of Income Tax, etc., having regard to the great number of persons who will cease to be liable for payment of Income Tax by reduced wages and other causes?]

The expenditure to which my hon. Friend refers is the minimum essential to provide for the efficient assessment and collection of Inland Revenue duties, having regard to all the relevant circumstances, including those to which he calls attention. The administration is at the present time very gravely hampered by inadequate accommodation.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the revenue from the duties on mineral waters is steadily diminishing; whether the duties have had a prejudicial effect upon this industry and are aggravating unemployment; and whether, in view of these facts, he will consent either to repeal or reduce the duties at an early date?

The revenue from these duties has fluctuated since they were imposed in 1916; it increased considerably in the second and third years, but has diminished in the aggregate in the last two years. The diminution has been confined to table waters of the sweetened variety, and is believed to be due to causes other than the duties. I am unable, therefore, to assent to the view expressed in the second part of the question or to admit it as a ground for relief.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount of additional revenue received by reason of the imposition of the additional 50 per cent, ad valorem duty on all imported Havana cigars?

For the reasons given in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's answer of the 1st March to my hon. and gallant Friend1 the Member for Bromley, I am unable to state what proportion of the revenue received from imported cigars is due to Havana cigars.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a reduction in the number of officials in the Customs and Excise Department can be secured by a return to the earlier practice by which accountants' certificates were provided of the receipts under the Entertainment Duty?

The work to which the hon. Member refers formerly necessitated the employment of a special staff at headquarters. Under the new arrangement it is being performed by the local officers of Customs and Excise throughout the country as part of their ordinary duties, and the headquarters staff has been disbanded. A return to the earlier practice would involve again setting up this staff, and it is doubtful if the total number of officials would be reduced.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the great hardship caused to the members of the Chemical Warfare Committee by the insistence of the Treasury, contrary to the wish of the War Office, on a rule that remuneration for services by members of that important Committee should depend upon their being able to prove actual pecuniary loss to themselves by reason of their service on the Committee; and whether, having regard to the fact that some members of that Committee are in receipt of fixed incomes for their services or are engaged on research work which is seriously hindered by the time they give to the work of the Chemical Warfare Committee, he will arrange that members of the Committee entitled to remuneration should not be compelled to show actual loss?

Members of Commissions and Committees are usually willing to place their services at the disposal of the country without receiving specific remuneration in cases where they do not incur any actual loss by reason of such service. I see no reason in this particular case to make a departure from the usual rule.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has information that a treaty has been made between Soviet Russia and Afghanistan; and, if so, whether he can state its principal terms?

The only in formation which I have is that which has appeared in the Press.

asked the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs where the remnants of General Wrangel's troops or any of them now are; and what countries are maintaining them or contributing towards their maintenance?

General Wrangel's troops are at Chatalja, Gallipoli and Lemnos at the present time. So far as His Majesty's Government are aware, France is the only country now contributing towards the maintenance of these refugees.

asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is now in a position to state the cost to the country of the legal proceedings in Denning v. Secretary of State for India, and of the time and incidental costs of India Office officials in resisting Dr. Denning's claim; and, if so, the money paid out in respect of legal proceedings, the estimated cost incurred by the officials, the moneys paid to Dr. Denning, and the loss of income alleged in his statement of claim?

The costs of the legal proceedings incurred by the Secretary of State in Council were £703 18s. 3d. As stated in answer to the hon. Member's question on 2nd March, the Secretary of State in Council also paid £500 to Dr. Denning on account of the latter's costs. These sums are chargeable to Indian revenues. There was no expenditure in respect of the time and incidental costs of India Office officials. The loss of income alleged in Dr. Denning's statement of claim was £2,728 including allowances.

asked the President of the Board of Education whether the schools aided by the Essex education authority belong to the class referred to in paragraph 4 of the Burn-ham Committee's Report on salaries in secondary schools as secondary schools in which the local education authority accepts responsibility for salary scales; and, if so, why the term of the Burnham Report in respect of these schools for the year ending 31st March, 1921, has not been-put in force, though it has been put in force in respect of maintained schools in Essex?

I have no information on the subject beyond what is given in the printed minutes of the Education Committee. From these, I gather, that while the authority are prepared to consider applications from secondary schools which are aided by them for assistance to enable those schools to adopt the scale recommended in the Burnham Secondary Report, subject to certain conditions as from the 1st April, 1921, they have stipulated that no charge should fall upon county funds in respect of expenditure for the purpose before that date.

asked the Lord Privy Seal what steps are being taken to deal with the arrears of litigation in the Courts of Justice; and whether his attention has been called to Mr. Justice Hill's statement that there is at present three times the amount of work which can be done with the present judicial organisation?

I am asked to answer this question. The state of business in the King's Bench and Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Divisions is of a nature to cause anxiety and constantly engages the attention of those who are responsible. It is hoped that it may be found possible to surmount the present difficulties without an application to Parliament for the appointment of an additional Judge. As a temporary measure, Lord Mersey has very generously placed his services at the disposal of the public, and is sitting as an additional Judge of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division under the provisions of the Administration of Justice Act, 1920.

asked the Home Secretary whether he intends to introduce a Bill to strengthen the hands of the police in dealing with undesirable alien immigrants; and when in that case he proposes to do so?

I am not aware of any necessity for legislation of the kind suggested. The Aliens Restriction Acts of 1914 and 1919 provide as long as they are in force all necessary powers.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the advisability of making the Appointments Department available for educated women?

Arrangements for dealing with educated women are already made by means of the Professional Women's Registry at 99, Queen's Gate, London, S. W., which has branches at the divisional offices of the Employment Department in the provinces.