§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Louth, N.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether an officer of the General Post Office, London, is at present employed as acting surveyor's clerk in the Northern surveying district of the Irish Post Office, and is allowed 15s. per diem while absent from London, in addition to first class travelling expenses; and is it true that an officer of the Irish Post Office, to whom the same position was offered, refused it because his allowances would have been limited to 10s. a day 300 and second class travelling expenses; and, if so, how does it happen that the English official receives a larger payment than was offered to the Irish official for performing the same duties?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. A. Morley,) Nottingham, E.The case is as stated by the hon. Member. The officer of the Irish Post Office to whom the question refers belongs to a class to which, under Treasury Regulation, no more than 10s. a day with second class railway fare can be allowed. Of this class—which, I may observe, is common to England, Scotland, and Ireland—the officer sent from England is not a member.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider that a satisfactory state of affairs?
§ MR. A. MORLEYYes. There is no difference of treatment in the case of the three countries. The same rule applies to England, Scotland, and Ireland equally. All second division officials are allowed only 10s. per diem and second class railway fares.