Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Postmaster-General the number of sorters and head postmen respectively in the Eastern Central section of the General Post Office who were employed at intervals during the year ending 31st March, 1911, as acting overseers, the number of days during this period that these officers were so employed, the total amount paid in substitution allowance to the officers in question for performing these duties during the year, and the total amount that would have been incurred by the Department if these officers had been paid the minimum of the overseers' class for the whole time they have been performing these duties during the past year?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELDuring the year ended 31st March, 1911, twenty-four sorters and six head postmen in the Eastern Central Section were employed at intervals as acting overseers for 1,911 and 428 days respectively. The total amount paid as substitution allowance to the officers in question for performing overseers' duties was £47 6s. 4d. to the sorters and £23 19s. 10d. to the head postmen. If they had been paid at the minimum of the overseers' scale of pay for the whole of the time they performed the overseers' duties the amount paid would1438W have been £95 11s. to the sorters and £44 8d. to the head postmen.