§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Postmaster-General if the regulation recently issued by the Secretary to 1337 the Post Office has reference to postmen only, or if it is to be equally applied to all grades of the postal service, the regulation being to the effect that annual leave is granted for the purpose of improving health to enable an officer to render further services, and that it cannot be granted to an officer who does not intend to continue in the service after the leave has expired; and whether this regulation applies to officers who reach the age limit during the year and who may resume duty for a short or long period after having been granted annual leave.
§ THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Lord STANLEY, Lancashire, Westhoughton)The rule to which the hon. Member refers applies to all grades of the Post Office service. I am making inquiries as to the practice in other Departments.