§ Mr. KIRKWOODasked the Postmaster-General whether A. E. Fergusson, for seven years an employà in the postal office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, who had since been dismissed on account of being reported as medically unfit, was examined in person by the medical officer on whose report the dismissal was based; and, if not, would he consider the advisability of ordering another examination to be held?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELA. E. Fergusson was a telegraph messenger who applied for appointment as an assistant postman. He was personally examined by the local medical officer, and on account of a physical defect disclosed by his report, the Chief Medical Officer advised that Fergusson was not physically fit for the appointment.