§ LORD GEORGE HAMILTONasked the Postmaster General, Whether it is true that, although more than a year has elapsed since the whole of the business connected with the Telegraphic system 903 in England was transferred to the Post Office Department, no additional pay has been received by the Postmasters, Sub-Postmasters, and Letter Receivers for the additional work thus entailed upon them; and, if so, when it is the intention of the Government to consider their claims to increase of salary?
§ MR. MONSELL, in reply, said, it was not true that no additional pay had been received by postmasters, sub-postmasters, and letter receivers for the additional work. In many cases additional payments had been made, and all the cases were now under consideration. He could not state with certainty how much had been done, because, as he had before explained—for the question had been put three times—the schedules showing what had been and what would be done which he had called on the Surveyor to furnish had not yet been presented. It had been found impossible to do so up to the present, though the question had been pressed on as rapidly as circumstances would permit.