EARL COMPTON (York, W.R., Barnsley)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether sub-postmasters are entitled to any holiday, and whether they have some substitute not at their own cost during such holiday; and whether, in the case of large sub-offices where three clerks are employed, these clerks are appointed from the established Service, or whether they must be provided and paid for by the sub-postmasters?
§ MR. RAIKES(1) Sub-postmasters are not required to give their whole time to the Service, and are not entitled to annual leave of absence at the cost of the Department. (2) The Sub-postmasters are paid in accordance with the amount of business transacted, and out of their pay they have to provide any assistance which they may need in carrying on the duties.