§ Sir SAMUEL SCOTTasked the Postmaster-General whether an appointment has yet been made to the chargeship of the Upper Baker Street post office; if so, whether he will state the officer's name and previous official service or general qualifications; and whether the salary paid to this official will be equal to that of other departmental officers performing a similar class of work in the London area?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL:No one has yet been appointed to the chargeship of the Upper Baker Street post office, and the conditions of the appointment are still under consideration.
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Period. Denomination. Total. Church of England. Wesleyan. Roman Catholic. Others. 1st August, 1903, to 31st July, 1904 … 12 1 3 2 18 1st August, 1904, to 31st Dec., 1905 … 55 4 5 6 70 1st January, 1906, to 31st July, 1906 … 44 6 12 10 72 1st August, 1906, to 31st July, 1907 … 74 7 7 1 89 1st August, 1907, to 31st July, 1908 … 76 9 2 14 101 1st August, 1908, to 31st July, 1909 … 76 10 7 18 111 1st August, 1909, to date … 35 4 2 6 47 Total … 372 41 38 57 508 I am unable to state to what extent the closure has resulted from the two causes suggested in the question.
§ Sir SAMUEL SCOTTfurther asked what are the wages paid to each of the officers employed at the Upper Baker Street post office; what are the scales of wages paid at the Swiss Cottage and Hampstead branch post offices, respectively; and in what respect does the work performed by an officer at the first-named office differ from the work performed at the branch offices named?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL:At the Upper Baker Street sub post office the officer who is in charge pending definite arrangements being made for the control of the office is receiving 38s. a week, three officers under her are receiving 28s., and six others 24s. The two other offices mentioned by the hon. Member are branch offices at which the supervising officers are paid on scales of £115 to £130 and £140 to £170, and the subordinate staff on the scale recommended for counter clerks and telegraphists by the Parliamentary Committee— namely, 16s. to 40s. The work at Upper Baker Street is similar in kind to that performed at Swiss Cottage and Hampstead, and I propose to reconsider the status of the first-named office.