§ 37. Mr. MacLARENasked the Postmaster-General the hours during which the telephone operators, women and girls, are expected to remain on duty at the Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, automatic telephone exchange?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL- THOMSONFemale telephonists at the Hanley exchange are employed normally only at hours between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., but occasionally, in consequence of a temporary shortage of male night staff, their attendance has been extended on overtime up to 10 p.m. I am making inquiry to see whether these occasional late attendances can be obviated.
§ Mr. MacLARENHas the Postmaster-General received notice that some of these girls have been subject to hysterical fits as the result of these long hours?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONNo, I have not.