§ MR. W. T. WILSONTo ask the Postmaster-General whether he can state how many postmen and how main-persons in the other grades of the service there are employed in the Manchester postal district; and what is the volume of work, in units, in that district.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) The following are approximately the figures:—Manchester: Number of post- 1952 men employed, 900; number of persons in other grades of the Post Office service, 2,300; volume of work, 9,612 units.