§ MR. SCHWANN (Manchester, N.)To ask the Postmaster General whether he will explain why the starting pay of telegraph learners has been raised in some of the largest offices in England, and whether he is prepared to extend the concession to the remainder of the offices throughout the country.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) As stated in the House on the 30th June last, a change has been temporarily made at some of the largest offices under exceptional circumstances, and it is not proposed to extend the change elsewhere.