§ MR. LOUGH (Islington, W.)To ask the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that at an office in Highbury telegraph clerks are compelled to perform duty from noon to 10 p.m. one day and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m, the next; and, if so, whether, seeing that the Tweedmouch Committee expressly stated that telegraphists were to have nine clear hours at home in between duties, and in view of the fact that London clerks are compelled to live some distance from their homes, he will direct an alteration of duties which will permit the rules of the Department being complied with.
(Answred by Lord Stanley.) The arrangement in question has been in force for many years at Highbury and elsewhere, and is in many cases preferred by the staff. If the counter clerks and telegraphists at Highbury wish for an alteration, they should apply in the ordinary manner', and there will be no difficulty in rearranging the hours of attendance so as to bring them into conformity with the recommendation of the Tweedmouth Committee.