§ Sir GEORGE DOUGHTYasked the Postmaster-General whether he received a petition in May, 1908, from the Grimsby staff regarding the classification of that office; whether any answer has been given to that petition; and whether, at the present time, the units of work and the cost of living justify the promotion of the Grimsby office to a higher class?
§ Mr. BUXTONA petition relating to the classification of Grimsby was received from the staff at that office in May last, and was answered by the general announcement on the subject of classification in the Post Office Circular of 8th July last. According to the latest available returns the promotion of Grimsby to a higher class than its present class is not warranted either by the volume of work or by the cost of living.