§ 62. Major GLYNasked the Postmaster-General whether he can state the exact number of old sailors and soldiers permanently employed by the Government in the postal service; and whether the figures given by the Treasury, that the total number of ex-service men employed by the Government was 80,000, of whom 15,000 had been appointed since the War, and of which full total 14,912 were employed by the Post Office, is still substantially correct?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Illingworth)The number of ex-service men employed in permanent capacities in Government Offices on the 1st September last, as shown in the Treasury Return, was 83,415. Of these, 63,257 were employed by the Post Office. In addition, over 14,000 ex-service men are employed on the industrial staff of the Post Office.