§ MR. SAMUEL ROBERTSI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether, having regard to the petition of the telegraph staff at Sheffield to His Majesty's Postmaster. General, dated 24th September 1901, on the subject of the shortness of male staff at that office, he will state what steps, if any, have been taken to ameliorate the grievances therein complained of.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINA revision of staff at Sheffield was under consideration when the petition referred to reached the Postmaster General, and it has since been carried into effect, with the result that a considerable addition has been made to the numbers of established officers; and it is expected that as soon as all the vacancies have been filled, the duties will be placed on a satisfactory footing.