§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked the Postmaster-General whether, in connection with the taking over of the telephones from the National Telephone Company, a revision was contemplated of the existing rates paid by the Department to scale payment sub-postmasters for providing for the accommodation of and the working of telephones; and, if so, to what 2141 extent the rates were to be improved for such postmasters?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELA revision of the existing rates of remuneration of scale payment sub-postmasters for telephone work is contemplated, but I am not yet in a position to give any information as to the effect of the revision. I would add that persons who are sub-postmasters and who also have charge of Exchanges of the National Telephone Company receive remuneration on a lower scale than is paid by the Post Office for similar work.