§ Sir WILLIAM BULLasked the Postmaster-General whether, as the result of I he reduction in the number of surveyors' districts, or for any other reason, it is proposed to ear-mark several of the large postmasterships for assistant surveyors; if so, whether he has considered the effect of this proposal upon the prospects of postmasters, seeing that nineteen of the twenty-six offices carrying salaries of £625 and over are now filled by officers who were originally on the survey staff or attached to headquarters; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
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§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELIt is not proposed to ear-mark any postmasterships for assistant surveyors.