§ 75. Mr. M'GUFFINasked the Postmaster-General if he will say what is the number of the indoor force authorised for 883 postal work in the establishment at Belfast; and what are the actual figures of the men and women at present employed in the sorting office?
§ Mr. PIKE PEASEThe authorised force, excluding supervising officers, is 142 male sorting clerks and telegraphists, of whom 122 are employed on sorting office duties. The actual staff engaged on such duties at the moment consists of eighty-three male sorting clerks and telegraphists and fifty-four temporary officers, six of whom are women.