§ 43. Mr. SEXTONasked the Postmaster-General how many scale payment sub-post offices there are where the emoluments do not exceed £52 per annum?
§ Sir W. WOMERSLEYThe number is approximately 6,500. Scale payment sub-offices are usually run in conjunction with a private business, and the Post Office emoluments are not, of course, intended to constitute the sole means of subsistence.
§ Mr. SEXTONIs the hon. Gentleman aware of the indignant dissatisfaction that there is among sub-postmasters at the ridiculously inadequate remuneration that they receive for such responsible work as they have to undertake?