HC Deb 04 July 1933 vol 280 cc174-5W
Mr. McENTEE

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) the number of Customs and Excise senior chief clerks, chief clerks, officers with reserved rights blocking departmental higher clerical officer posts; departmental higher clerical officers (men); departmental higher clerical officers (women); departmental clerical officers (men); departmental clerical officers (women); S-class clerks; P-class clerks; temporary clerks (men); temporary clerks (women, showing respective grades)-, casual clerks; writing assistants and members of the typing grade, established and unestablished, respectively, employed in the Customs and Excise Department as at the most convenient latest date; and the allocation of such officers to each office or sub-office and differentiating between outdoor and indoor staffs in London and the provinces;

(2) the number of higher clerical officers (men); higher clerical officers (women)-, clerical officers (men); clerical officers (women); S-class clerks; P-class clerks; writing assistants; superintendents of typists; shorthand typists (permanent and temporary, respectively); typists (permanent and temporary, respectively); temporary clerks (men); temporary clerks (women) (showing respective grades) employed in Secretaries' Office, Accountant and Comptroller-General's Office, and Statistical Office, respectively, of the Customs and Excise Department as at the most convenient latest date?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

I am sending the particulars requested direct to the hon. Member.

1929. 1930. 1931. 1932.
*Boy Messengers 1,613 21346 2,160 1,380
Postmen 2,708 2833 2,828 2,311
Sorting Clerks and Telegraphist. 987 1,067 973 740
Telephonists 1,815 1,143 601 576
Sorters 327 320 399 141
Telegraphists 4 1
Counter Clerks and Telegraphists 152 221 145 106
* The figures relating to boy messengers are others are for calendar years.

Mr. T. SMITH

asked the Postmaster-General what was the number of persons recruited to the Post Office staff during each of the years between 31st October, 1929, and 31st October, 1932; the annual wastage due to all causes; and the net increase or decrease of the total staff during each year?

Sir K. WOOD

The total number of persons employed in the Post Office on 1st October in each of the years 1929–32 was as follows:

1929 231,297
1930 232,730
1931 233,406
1932 230,220

Details of recruitment and wastage are not available in the form asked for by the hon. Member, and could not be obtained without an of time and labour.

Mr. HICKS

asked the Postmaster-General what was the total staff of the Post Office on 31st March, 1933, comparable with the figure 230,991 on 31st March, 1932.

Sir K. WOOD

The comparable figure for 31st March, 1933, is 228,422.

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