§ MR. STEADMAN (Tower Hamlets, Stepney)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, if service as temporary sorting clerk prior to appointment as established postman is allowed to count for stripes; if so, why it has been refused to men in the Parcels Post Office, Manchester.
§ MR. ANSTRUTHER (for Mr. HANBURY)Service as temporary sorting clerk prior to appointment as established postman does not count for stripes.