§ MR. T. H. BOLTON (St. Pancras, N.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General if he could explain to the House on what grounds auxiliary postmen are not paid at the same extra rate as postmen on the establishment for work on Bank holidays? I also beg to ask the right hon. Gentleman what decision has been arrived at with reference to the proposal to give the unestablished or auxiliary postmen a recognised annual holiday?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES,) Cambridge UniversityThe extra rate of payment for Bank holidays is confined solely to officers who perform, a full day's work and are on the establishment. Men who are only employed part of their time are not entitled to it. I have also to state that the Treasury is not prepared to give annual holidays to auxiliaries.