§ MR. TUITE (Westmeath, N.)asked the Postmaster General, Whether he has as yet arrived at a decision as to the claim of the sorters employed in travelling post offices in Ireland to be placed on an equal footing with the officers employed on similar duty in England, where an allowance of 6d. per trip, risk money, is made to sorters when dealing with registered letters?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES), in reply, said (Cambridge University)There is still some doubt how far the regulations warrant this payment in respect of the sorting of Registered Letters. But pending a final decision on this point, I have decided to extend to Ireland the practice of giving to those sorters of the travelling Post Office who deal with Registered Letters an additional sixpence a trip.