§ Mr. ROSEasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that dissatisfaction has existed for some time in the Aberdeen Post Office because the claims of senior and fully-qualified officers have been ignored when vacancies in the higher grades have occurred; that the last promotion on the postal side involved serious injustice to three excellent officers who had been on war service, and that the appointment was given to a man who had been retained as indispensable and whose opportunities were created by the absence of his colleagues, who were given,no opportunity to qualify on the essential duty; that in the telegraph section the last promotion was given to number 14 on the list, although many of his senior colleagues were fully qualified for the higher position, and in some cases held every possible technical certificate; that the last promotion from the outdoor staff involved the unfair treatment of over 30 men, many of whom possessed much higher qualifications than the promoted officer; and whether, having regard to the unrest which has been created by the methods 653W of selection adopted, he will examine the present machinery with a view to securing a more satisfactory method of selection?
§ Mr. PEASEI will make inquiry into the matter, and communicate with the hon. Member in due course.