§ 17. Brigadier-General Clifton Brownasked the Postmaster-General what was the number of regular ex-service men taken on by the Post Office authorities in 1929 and in each year since?
§ The Assistant Postmaster-General (Sir Walter Womersley)As the answer includes a table of figures, I propose, with the permission of my hon. and gallant Friend, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Brigadier-General BrownCan the hon. Gentleman tell me whether the years of Army service count for pension in the Post Office
§ Sir W. WomersleyNo, Sir, but I can tell my hon. and gallant Friend that a total of 25,177 ex-service men have been found employment in the postal service since 1929.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The following are the numbers of ex-service men recruited into the Post Office during the period 1929 to 1935:
| 1929 | 3,783 |
| 1930 | 3,422 |
| 1931 | 3,570 |
| 1932 | 2,857 |
| 1933 | 3,213 |
| 1934 | 3,661 |
| 1935 | 4,671 |
| Total | 25,177 |
§ Available records do not distinguish between ex-regulars and other ex-service men, except as regards appointments to established postmanships and porterships; 9,809 of the 25,177 ex-service men recruited were appointed to established postmanships and porterships, and of these 8,436 were ex-regulars.