§ MR. S. HOARE (Norwich)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he could state the system under which sorters are promoted to clerkships in the Post Office; and, whether, in such promotions, seniority and long service are taken into consideration?
§ MR. ARNOLD MORLEYPromotion to clerkships from the position of sorting clerk in the Post Office is regulated on the general principles which 24 govern promotion throughout the Department. The promotion is given to the officer who, having regard to all the circumstances of the case—among which seniority and long service are always taken into consideration—appears to be thoroughly qualified and most deserving of the vacant situation.