§ MR J. DEVLIN (Belfast, W.)To ask the Postmaster-General whether the volume of work, as computed in units for the purpose of classifying post offices to fix the salary of the staff, comprises in each case the whole of the postal work performed in the district by the established staff at head and branch 1440 the case of some of the largest ports, including New York and Rotterdam. The following figures may, however, be of some interest to the noble Lord, but they must be read in connection with the qualifications given in the Notes. The ports, which are selected on account of their large oversea shipping trade, are given in alphabetical order—
offices, that performed at unestablished post offices, and all telephone work; and whether he will publish the Regulations issued to surveyors for their guidance in obtaining the returns of work for classifying the wages of the staff.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) The volume of work comprises the work of the established staff at head and branch offices and in the rural area, the work done at the head office in connection with all sub-offices, and telephone work in connection with trunk calls. It is not proposed to publish the instructions issued to surveyors in connection with this matter.