§ MR. LAIDLAW (Renfrewshire, E.)To ask the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the fact that the application of 1598 the Hobhouse Committee's recommendations to Newtown Mearns places the rural postmen on a lower scale of pay than formerly, notwithstanding the fact that, owing to the proximity of the Glasgow tramways and the high price of land, rents and the cost of living in that village are equally as high as in Glasgow, where the pay on the new scale is a maximum of 30s. as against a maximum of 21s. at Newtown Menus; and if he will take steps to redress the alleged grievance.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) Newtown Mearns, which is a sub-office, has been placed provisionally in Class V. The circumstances referred to by the hon. Member will be taken into account in determining the final position of Newtown Mearns in the new classification.