§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)To ask the Postmaster General, what number of auxiliary and established postmen respectively have been prosecuted, and what number have been dismissed under suspicion in both classes since the 1st January, 1901; and what is the amount of weekly wages received by the men so dealt with in each class.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) The following table shows the number of established and other postmen who were (1) dismissed; (2) prosecuted during the 1060 period from 1st January, 1901, to 30th September 1902—
The weekly wages of established postmen vary in London from 18s. to 34s., and elsewhere from 16s to 30s. Assistant postmen are paid for six hours work at the rate of five-sixths of the town postmen's minimum (e.g. 15s. a week in London) with a proportionate decrease for shorter attendance. Auxiliaries are paid at the rate of 6d an hour in London, and from 4d to 6d an hour in the provinces and Scotland and Ireland.
(1) (2) Number dismissed for all Causes Number Prosecuted Established Postmen 534 70 Auxiliary Postmen* 301 70 Assistant Postmen 55 7 *Including a few temporary postmen, casual postmen, etc.