§ MR. JAMES O'CONNORTo ask the Postmaster-General whether he 1233 is now in a position to announce his decision regarding the classification and maximum of provincial, town, and sub-office postmen.
(Answered by Lord Stanley.) As the hon. Member is aware, the new scales of pay for provincial postmen were announced to the staff at the end of March last, and are already in force. I am daily receiving applications from the postmen at different offices for changes in the classification of their offices, and each case is being dealt with on its merits as quickly as possible.