§ Mr. GROVESasked the Postmaster-General the percentage of second division clerks and assistant clerks, respectively, retired from the Post Office Savings Bank in 1913 on account of reaching the age limit for retention; and what percentage left voluntarily?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe information desired by the hon. Member is given in the following table:
Percentage of age retirements. Percentage of voluntary resignations. Second division clerks Nil .24 Assistant clerks Nil 1.76
§ Mr. MONTAGUEasked the Postmaster-General what percentage of male higher clerical officers and lower clerical officers, respectively, employed in the Savings Bank Department, voluntarily retired from the service in the years 1922 and 1923; and how many were retired compulsory on reaching the age limit for retention?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe class of male higher clerical officers had not been constituted in the Savings Bank Department in 1922 and 1923. There were no retirements on account of age and no voluntary resignations from the class of lower clerical officers in the Savings Bank Department in those years.