§ Mr. J. M. ROBERTSONasked the Postmaster-General whether he has fully considered the claim of the provincial women supervisors to a seven hours' day; and whether he can now state the decision which has been arrived at?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI have decided to allow the female assistant supervisors employed upon postal and telegraph work at the six largest provincial post offices as well as in London to revert to a forty-two hours week and to receive the higher scale of pay sanctioned in 1908 for officers performing a forty-eight hours' week. The concession will date from the 1st October next.