[141] Who’s Who, 1903, West, Sir Algernon E.; Was a clerk in the Admiralty: Assistant Secretary to Sir C. Wood and Duke of Somerset; Secretary to Sir C. Wood at India Office, and to Mr. Gladstone when Prime Minister; Chairman of Board of Inland Revenue.
[142] Second Report of the Royal Commission on Civil Establishments, 1888; q. 17,438 to 17,447.
[143] Second Report of the Royal Commission on Civil Establishments, 1888; q. 20,238.
[144] Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Post Office Establishments, 1897, Mr. Lewin Hill, Assistant Secretary, General Post Office, London; q. 15,123 and 15,119.
The subjoined table shows the changes made in the wages of the second class provincial telegraphists, who enter the service as boys and girls, from fourteen years upward, and are taught telegraphy at the cost of the Department.
| Age of the Telegraphist | Wage Under the Fawcett Scheme | Wage Under the Raikes Scheme |
|---|---|---|
| Years | $ | $ |
| 16 | 4.00 | 3.50 |
| 17 | 4.37 | 4.50 |
| 18 | 4.75 | 5.00 |
| 19 | 5.12 | 5.50 |
| 20 | 5.50 | 6.00 |
| 21 | 5.87 | 6.50 |
| 22 | 6.25 | 7.00 |
| 23 | 6.62 | 7.50 |
| 24 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
| 25 | 7.37 | 8.50 |
| 26 | 7.75 | 9.00 |
| 27 | 8.12 | 9.50 |
| 28 | 8.50 | 10.00 |
| 29 | 8.87 | 10.00 |
| 30 | 9.25 | 10.00 |
| 31 | 9.50 | 10.00 |
[145] Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, August 1, 1890, p. 1,623 and following; April 17, 1891, p. 883; and August 1, 1891, p. 1,059 and following.
[146] Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Post Office Establishments, 1897; q. 11,706.
[147] Who’s Who, 1903, Compton, family name of Marquis of Northampton.
Northampton, 5th Marquis of, Wm. Geo. Spencer Scott Compton; was in Diplomatic Service; Private Secretary to Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Earl Cowper), 1880 to 1882; Member of Parliament (G. L.) 1889 to 1897; owns about 23,600 acres.