§ MR. LOUGH () Islington, W.To ask the Postmaster General whether he will state what are the rules governing the selection and appointment of examining mechanics at the Holloway Postal Telegraph instrument factory and depot; and if he will direct that, for the future, seniority and merit shall govern these appointments.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) Appointments to the Class of Examining Mechanics, second class at the Post Office Instrument Factory, Holloway, are filled by men selected from the unestablished mechanics at that factory who can be recommended as having shown aptitude for the work and whose conduct has been satisfactory. In considering the relative merits of the men seniority is taken into account.