§ Mr. CHARLES CRAIGasked what considerations, other than cost of living, are taken into account when classifying post-offices for the purpose of fixing the rate of wages of Post Office employés?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe Parliamentary Committee on Post Office servants recommended that the classification of 425 Post Offices for the purpose of fixing the scales of pay of the staff should be based primarily upon the volume of work at each office as ascertained by the Post Office, the cost of living, in each locality as a whole, as ascertained by the Board of Trade, being taken into account as a modifying factor. This principle is being acted on.
§ Mr. CHARLES CRAIGI[...] not the fact that the volume of busi[...] in that particular post office can be regulated by having a greater or lesser nu[...] of servants to perform the duties?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELNo, Sir; the number of Post Office servants must depend upon the business, and not the business upon the Post Office servants.
§ Mr. A. F. WHYTEHas the right hon. Gentleman taken into consideration the cost of living in certain Scottish towns with a view to reclassification in regard to rates of pay?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELWhenever a matter is referred to the Board of Trade for consideration, as other matters have been referred during the last few weeks and months, any change is always taken into consideration.
§ Mr. WHYTEWill the right hon. Gentleman tell us which class of Scottish towns were taken into consideration?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELNo; not without notice.