§ 79. Lieut.-Commander Braithwaiteasked the Postmaster-General how many ex-Service men were recruited for established appointments as postman between July, 1946, and January, 1947; and what proportion of those so recruited were, respectively, ex-Regulars and ex-hostilities only.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingThe number is estimated at 6,500. No figures are available centrally as to the proportion of ex-Regulars and ex-hostilities men, but ex-Regulars have preference.