§ MR. R. SMYTHasked the Post-master General, Whether the Clerks in the Post Office have a vested interest in the annual increments to their salaries, or whether these increments can be withheld from them for other reasons than personal misconduct?
§ MR. W. H. SMITHSir, the clerks in the Post Office have no vested interest in the annual increments to their salaries, which are granted for good conduct, and no increment is allowed to a clerk without a certificate that his conduct during the year has been in all respects satisfactory.