§ MR. COX (Clare, E.)asked the Postmaster General, Whether the sum of 5s. per diem constitutes the allowance for special telegraphists in Ireland, when absent from headquarters discharging duties known as "Special events;" whether the Postal Circular, of the 19th June, 1883, authorized the payment of 6d. per hour to special telegraphists; and, what is the allowance for special telegraphists engaged on corresponding duties in Great Britain?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)The subsistence allowances authorized in the Post Office Circular, of June 19, 1883, apply equally throughout the Service, whether in Great Britain or Ireland; and I am unable to find that any exception has been made in the ease of telegraphists in Ireland.
§ MR. COXasked, whether the Postal Circular referred to authorized the payment of 6d. per hour to special telegraphists?
§ MR. RAIKESsaid, the Circular authorized the allowance of 6d. per hour, or 5s. per day, according to the circumstances of each case.