Captain CRAIGasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that Bangor, county Down, being a seaside resort, the cost of living there is higher than at Knock, county Down, where the maximum pay of postmen is 27s. per week, whereas at Bangor it is only 23s.; and whether, in view of the difference in pay at these offices, he will cause inquiry to be made at Bangor with a view to its re-classification?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELCareful consideration was given to all the circumstances before the classification of Bangor was decided, and I regret that I can find no sufficient reason for altering the decision. The postmen at Bangor benefited under the Parliamentary Committee Revision by an increase of 1s. a week in their maximum pay. Knock was placed in Class 2 because it is situated within the municipal town boundary of Belfast, with which town it is closely connected. Belfast is in Class 1.