§ MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM (Lanark, N.W.), asked the Postmaster General, If eight hours is the recognized working day in the Post Office?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University), in reply, said, in the Post Office the hours of attendance ranged from six to 10 a day, according to the nature of the employment.
§ MR. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAMasked, if it was not the case that those who worked only six hours a day were the superior clerks?
§ MR. RAIKESsaid, he had given all the information he had got; but, no doubt, it was the upper clerks' service where the work was only six hours.
§ MR. LAWSON (St. Pancras, W.), asked the right hon. Gentleman, whether any new Regulations had been introduced to shorten the excessive hours of the London postmen?
§ MR. RAIKESI cannot say that any Regulation has been issued with regard to the hours of London postmen; but constant endeavours are made, as far as possible, to keep down the hours to a fair working day—that is to say, to as near eight hours as possible.