§ MR. STEADMAN (Tower Hamlets, Stepney)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether telegraph clerks, are awarded a double increment upon passing the examinations for technical telegraphy (ordinary grade), City Guilds, and the elementary stage of electricity and magnetism (elementary stage), science and art; will he explain why clerks passing second class in technical telegraphy, and likewise holding the first-class certificate for electricity and magnetism, are eligible for the increment, while clerks passing second class in electricity and magnetism and first-class in 1325 technical telegraphy are disqualified; and whether the Postmaster General will consider the advisability of removing this restriction?
§ MR. HANBURYThis Question only appeared on the Paper this morning, and I cannot undertake to answer Post Office questions at such short notice.
§ MR. STEADMANI will put it on Thursday.