HC Deb 10 April 1905 vol 144 cc988-9
SIR ALBERT ROLLIT (Islington, S.)

To ask the Postmaster-General whether, in the interests of the public service and with the object of securing the efficient transaction of business, he has decided that in future some one of the rank of officer will be in charge of branch offices in the London postal districts from the time of opening until they close, in view of the importance of the postal and telegraph business undertaken at these offices, and in order to relieve the rank and file from the responsibility now put upon them.

(Answered by Lord Stanley.) I am dealing with this matter in connection with the question of increasing the number of overseers and of female supervisors in London.

A.—Aliens not described in the alien lists as en route to other countries.
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904.
Hamburg 9,864 11,547 11,128 12,296 14,265 17,467 13,074 16,679 14,734 19,364
Bremen 4,130 5,180 4,533 6,892 7,412 7,832 6,498 7,702 9,742 9,710
Libau 628 1,787 4,409 2,013 3,122 5,226 5,743 6,941 6,580 7,656
Rotterdam 3,901 3,077 2,771 4,022 5,939 8,676 7,841 9,922 12,535 19,774
Antwerp 701 897 1,023 1,114 1,115 1,142 1,324 1,246 1,463 1,496
Other Ports 21,198 23,421 25,749 26,747 32,393 37,112 36,130 39,043 37,546 37,708
Total 40,422 45,909 49,613 53,084 64,246 77,455 70,610 81,533 82,600 95,708