§ MR. NANNETTII beg to ask the Postmaster-General if he is aware, notwithstanding the statement made by Mr. Kirkwood in answer to the Irish witnesses before the Bradford Committee that in large offices dual working had only to be undertaken during the first few years of service, that officers with over five years service are still employed on dual working in Dublin; and can he 1539 say what grounds Mr. Kirkwood had for making this statement when the performance of dual duties was being advanced as a claim for extra remuneration.
LORD STANLEYThe hon. Member has omitted the words "as a rule" from the evidence given by the official witness. It is a fact, as stated by the witness, that "at the larger offices dual working has as a rule only to be undertaken for the first few years of service." The present conditions at Dublin are due to the falling off in the telegraph traffic, which has necessitated a transfer of staff to the sorting office, where their services are required.