§ Mr. F. RILEYasked the Postmaster-General the number of manipulative employés in the service of the Post Office at the commencement of each year from 1921 to 1931?
§ Mr. ATTLEEThe number of manipulative employés, including temporary and part-time staff and sub-postmasters, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the beginning of 1923 onward were approximately as follow:—
1st January, 1923 … 162,101 1st January, 1924 … 161,530 1st January, 1925 … 163,459 1st January, 1926 … 164,669 1st January, 1927 … 167,537 1st January, 1928 … 169,401 1st January, 1929 … 171,875 1st January, 1930 … 173,629 1st January, 1931 … 174,589 I regret that comparable records of manipulative staff for 1921 and 1922 are not readily available.