§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General what reason he can urge for reducing the maximum of the scale of sorting clerks and telegraphists in certain towns from 50s. to 48s. per week under his new scheme, in view of the discontent existing in the service and in view of the evidence given before the Bradford Committee.
§ THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Lord STANLEY, Lancashire, Westhoughton)After careful consideration I came to the conclusion that the retention of the class rising to 50s. a week is no longer necessary, the scale rising to 48s. being adequate for most of the offices in that class. I am considering whether the circum stances are such as to warrant some of 1021 the offices being transferred to the higher class, with a maximum of 52s. Officers at present on the scale rising to 50s., will, of course, retain the right to that maximum.
§ MR. SWIFT MACNEILLHas the noble Lord ever heard of such a thing as the Bradford Report?
§ LORD STANLEYYes, Sir.