MR. THOMAS BAYLKY (Derbyshire, Chesterfield)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether his attention has been called to the discontent existing among postal and telegraph employees with reference to their conditions of service; whether he is aware that at conferences and public meetings, resolutions have been passed asking for the appointment of a Committee of Members of Parliament to inquire into the nature of the alleged grievances; and whether the Postmaster General will consider the advisability of recommending that a Committee composed of Members of this House be appointed to investigate and report.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMHERLAIN,) Worcestershire. E.In view of the careful investigation made by Lord Tweedmouth's Committee only a few years ago, the Postmaster General is not prepared to recommend the appointment of any further Committee on the subject.