§ MR. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General if he is aware that men are frequently supervised by females in Dublin; can he say if this practice is general throughout the entire service; and, if not, will he make arrangements to have the practice discontinued.
LORD STANLEYAs a general rule men are not placed under the supervision of women—I am only speaking from the postal point of view—but there are some cases, as at Dublin, where it is necessary to employ some of the junior sorting clerks and telegraphists at telegraph circuits which are under female supervision. I do not see any serious objection to this, and it would not be practicable, under existing circumstances, to arrange otherwise.