§ 78. Mr. ROWNTREEasked the number of men and women employed in his Department of the Civil Service in the years 1901 and 1911, respectively?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELOne hundred and thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and seven men, and 35,377 women were employed in the Post Office on the 31st March, 1901; and 166,073 men, and 46,741 women on the 31st March, 1911.