§ Mr. DEVLINasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that there are certain established officers certificated as postmen performing the duty of adult night messengers whose service is not recognised or reckoned towards good conduct stripes; is he aware that some of these officers have from ten to eighteen years' service; and, seeing that some adult night messengers do receive stripes, 172W and that night duty is universally recognised as deserving of special consideration and treatment, he will grant to all adult night messengers certificated as postmen the privilege of having their service reckoned towards stripes, and thereby remove the friction which at present exists?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe Select Committee on Post Office Servants made a specific recommendation against the grant of stripe allowances to adult night messengers, and I am not prepared to depart from this recommendation.