§ MR. W. LUCAS-SHADWELL (Hastings)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster 1376 General, at what rate per hour has a postman, making a collection of letters and parcels, to walk, and is the clearing of letter boxes and offices included in that time?
§ MR. HANBURYA postman making a collection of letters and parcels is, in ordinary circumstances, expected to walk at the rate of from 2¾ to 3 miles an hour, which should include the clearing of street letter boxes and post office boxes. But in London and the busy parts of large Provincial towns there is no rigid rule, each duty being tested, and arranged for according to circumstances.