Mr. YOUNG:

The number of ex-service men who qualified at the September examination for poets of officer of Customs and Excise was 206, of whom 100 were declared successful and 106 placed on the reserve list. Not all the successful candidates have yet been appointed and it is doubtful whether any appointments will be made from the reserve list. No undertaking was given to the men placed on this List; on the contrary they were informed that no appointment could be guaranteed to any of them.