§ 51. Mr. VIANTasked the Postmaster-General the estimated saving effected in the various departments of the Post Office as a result of the introduction of improved machinery, the number of men and women displaced, and the effect upon recruitment?
§ Major TRYONThe informatoin desired by the hon. Member could only be obtained by an elaborate investigation, 1398 in view of the number and variety of the changes which have taken place in recent years. It may perhaps suffice to say that, between 1922 when the post-War mechanisation began and October, 1935, the number of Post Office staff has risen by nearly 30,000.