§ MR. KEARLEYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he will state what is the minimum requirement, as regards number of telegrams per year and letters delivered per week, to entitle an office to be raised to the 38s. and 40s. a week scale respectively; also what is the practice of the Department in counting transmitted messages.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINIn fixing the scale of salary applicable to an office, the whole of the business transacted in it is taken into account, and not only the two items mentioned by the hon. Member.
§ MR. KEARLEYWhat is the practice in counting transmitted messages?
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI am afraid I cannot answer that off hand.