§ Mr. TOUCHEasked the Postmaster-General if he will state separately the
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Class or Subject. Immediate Additional Annual Cost. Change in Hours of Duty Other Changes. £ £ Substitution on higher duties — 5,500 Long lockers and accommodation for bicycles — 5,000 Travelling post office, lavatory accommodation — 150 Boy sorter service to count for pension — 350 Increased rates for overtime beyond certain limits — 51,500 Classification of offices, London outdoor force — 110 Postmen (on basis of present classification of offices— London — 18,970 Provinces — 86,350 Auxiliary and temporary postmen — 41,500 Assistant postmen — 4,000 Unestablished postmen — 1,920 Telegraphists, male — 480 Counter clerks and telegraphists, male — 2,120 Sorting clerks and telegraphists, male 25,000 30,100 Sorting clerks and telegraphists, female 11,600 — Boy messengers and girl probationers to carry their pay on becoming learners — 400 Ex-military telegraphists — 330 Counter losses — 550 Cable-room allowances — 170 Allowance after passing examination for promotion — 450 Special events — 100 Unestablished telegraphists, sorting clerks and telegraphists, telephonists and porters — 250 Wireless operators and overseers — 500 Sorters — 20,820 Assistants and returners, returned letter section (London Postal Service) — 130 Tracing staff — 650 Porters, London — 6,220 Bagmen — 490 Head porters, London — 480 Tube attendants and night collectors (Central Telegraph Office) — 330 Liftmen, London — 430 Adult messengers, London — 180 Assistant head postmen and head postmen, London — 560 Supervision of messengers, London Postal Service — 1,700 Supervision of messengers, Central Telegraph Office — 150 Supervising staff, male, postal, London Postal Service 550 — Supervising staff, male, Central Telegraph Office — 540 Outdoor supervising staff, Provinces 2,830 5,430 Indoor supervising staff, Provinces male 10,090 4,530 Indoor supervising staff, Provinces female 280 — Telephone learners — 2,040 Telephonists, probationary service to count towards privileges — 4,860 Telephonists, London Telephone Service — 6,950 Telephonists, Provinces 11,390 4,700 Telephone supervising force, provinces 670 — Male night operators and call office attendants — 3,670 Caretaker-operators — 6,600 total amounts allocated, respectively, to each class of employés in the postal, telegraph, and telephone services included in and constituting the aggregate of £640,000?
§ Captain NORTONThe particulars are as follows:—
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Class or Subject. Immediate Additional Annual Cost. Change in Hour's of Duty. Other Changes. £ £ Registry assistants, 1st class — 260 Women sorters and overseers of women sorters — 1,200 Engineering classes 52,620 25,590 Engineering classes Travelling time — 12,000 Engineering classes Lodging and subsistence allowances — 11,000 Engineering classes Week-end fares — 2,000 Electric light staff — 1,680 Submarine cable staff — 70 Store porters and 3rd class storomen — 1,160 Charwomen, London — 4,120 Scale payment sub-postmasters— Conversion of offices to salaried sub-offices or to branch offices — 5,900 Receipt of telephone accounts — 900 National Insurance work — 27,800 Telegraph work — 32,500 Savings Bank coupons — 270 Increase of unit values — 13,800 Dating back of triennial revisions — 28,000 Relief from bond — 400 Salaried sub-postmasters — 1,620 Postmasters — 730 Postmasters Day subsistence allowances — 500 Margin for minor concessions for which it is not practicable to frame detailed estimates of cost — 10,000 Smaller classes — 25,000 Total 115,030 528,750 643,780