§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)To ask the Postmaster-General whether it is proposed to give Irish rural letter-carriers any increase in pay; whether he is aware that some of these carriers work for wages as low as 4s. 6d. a week, 9s. 6d. being the maximum for a man; and whether he will consider the advisability of revising these rates of pay.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I presume the hon. Member is referring to rural auxiliaries employed for a few hours a day. These auxiliaries are paid at varying hourly rates, and there is no fixed maximum of 9s. 6d. a week. The pay of auxiliaries is being revised.