§ Mr. FRANK GRAYasked the Postmaster-General whether, seeing that sub-postmasters in charge of telephone service in respect of service termed call offices, other than those in charge of continuous service, receive a remuneration of a guinea a year plus bonus and certain credits; that in a number of such cases the total remuneration on this basis does not exceed £2 12s. per annum; and that under the system known as local exchange work, not continuous, the remuneration in a large number of cases is less than £57 per annum, he will inform the House the actual hours of and nature of service required to be rendered for the remuneration and the disbursements to he made therefrom?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe hours during which sub-postmasters are required to provide attendance in respect of the services referred to are, generally speaking, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on week-days, and not more than four hours on Sundays. The attendance required is intermittent; and the cost involved cannot be separated from the cost of providing attendance for other Post Office services.