§ Mr. WATSON RUTHERFORDasked the Postmaster-General whether the assistant supervisors (women) in London have had their maximum salary raised to £170 per annum; whether the same class in the large provincial cities are remaining at £130 per annum; whether a class of female overseers has been created at the latter offices with a maximum salary of £135 per annum; and whether the new regulations will enable the provincial assistant supervisors (women) to proceed to the maximum of £135 per annum?
§ Mr. SYDNEY BUXTONThe maximum salary of assistant supervisors in London was raised from £160 to £170 under the Parliamentary Committee Revision. A class of female overseers was created in the provinces, with a maximum of £135 at the largest offices, to take the place of the assistant supervisors, with a maximum of £130, formerly employed at those offices. The existing staff of assistant supervisors were given the option of retaining their old titles and scales, and some of them elected to retain the old conditions. The assistant supervisors represented to me that they much preferred to retain for the class the title of assistant supervisors rather than be designated overseers, and as I saw no material objection to this proposal I have been glad to accede to it. Those assistant supervisors who elected to retain the old conditions will be allowed to revise their choice.