§ Mr. GILLasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the number of male sorters recruited during the past two years to the class of male sorters through the open competitive examination and through the limited competitive examination, respectively; and from which has the standard of educational efficiency been higher?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELDuring the last two years forty-four male sorters were recruited from the open competitions and 382 from the limited competitions. The candidates from the open competitions obtained a somewhat higher average of marks.