stˈiːlmˈeɪtlənd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt pɹˈaɪvət sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌnpˈeɪd tə ðə tʃˈænsɛlɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɛkstʃˈɛkɚ, tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˈɪtʃi, ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
Steel-Maitland was appointed an assistant private secretary (unpaid) to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Ritchie, in October 1902.