§ 69. Mr. RENDALLasked the Postmaster-General whether large numbers of sub-postmasters, since the conditions of and payment for their services were fixed, have had extra duties placed upon them without extra pay; whether such extra duties are concerned with coupon deposits, home safes, and health and unemployment insurance; and does he propose to revise 767 the payment of sub-postmasters in order to make it correspond with their increased duties?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Herbert Samuel)The question of the credit to be allowed for new work is being investigated and will be adjusted as soon as circumstances permit. As regard insurance work in particular, I beg to refer to the reply given to a similar question by the hon. Member for North Derry on 25th November.