§ COLONEL HUGHES (Woolwich)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether postmen at Woolwich receive 4s. a week less than the postmen in any other part of the Metropolis, although working the same hours; whether a memorial on this subject was presented to the Post Office Authorities two and a half years ago; when is an answer likely to be received; and, who is responsible for the delay?
* THE POSTMASTER GENERAL RAIKES, Cambridge University)(Mr. No, Sir. It is not the case that the Woolwich postmen are paid 4s. a week less than postmen in London. On the contrary, there are a good many London postmen whose wages are less than those received at Woolwich. Woolwich is not in the Metropolitan District for postal purposes. The memorial from the Woolwich men was duly received; but as I informed my hon. Friend early in the year, the question of making a change there depended on the settlement of the general rates for postmen's wages throughout the Metropolitan District, which has only recently been completed, and will shortly be submitted to the Treasury.