§ 66. Sir HENRY CRAIKasked the Post master-General what number of supernumerary assistants were employed in the General Post Office during the Christmas week; and by whom the employers' contributions during that week, under the National Insurance Act, were paid in respect of those persons?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELIf the hon. Member's question is intended to refer to the position at post offices throughout the country, information is not available. But if the question is intended to be limited to the General Post Office itself, the figures are as follows:—The number of additional men employed during Christmas week was 2,220. The employer's contribution under the National Health Insurance Act was paid by the Post Office in all but three of these cases, and in those three it was paid by the Army authorities.