§ SIR A. K. ROLLITI beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he is aware that, in several post offices in London, holidays are not confined within eight months as promised by Mr. Raikes when Postmaster General, but that in some cases the period extends to nine months and even more; whether he promised the staff some time ago that the period of eight months should not be extended except where its limitation would cause great inconvenience, and that even then the extension should not be more than by a few days; and, whether he will now give instructions that, subject as above, the holidays shall be confined to within eight months of the year?
§ MR. A. MORLEYI have ascertained that in the case of the London Sorting Force and Postmen, Mr. Raikes undertook to restrict the annual leave within eight months of the year, and, as far as I can ascertain, this has practically been done ever since, though in some cases it has been necessary that the leave should commence a few days before the 31st March and end a few days after the 31st October.