§ 13. Mr. W. THORNEasked the Postmaster-General whether the wages of the temporary clerks employed in the engineering department of the Post Office are only 30s. a week; and whether, in view of the present cost of living, he will consider the possibility of granting these men a substantial increase?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Hobhouse)The maximum wages usually paid to temporary clerks employed in the engineering department of the Post Office are 30s. a week in the provinces and 35s. a week in London. The actual wages in individual cases depend upon length of service and the nature of the work performed, and I am inquiring whether there are any cases in which the circumstances justify An immediate increase.