§ Mr. WILESasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the number of London sorters who receive a salary of over £112 per annum; the number who now receive the maximum pay in their class; and the number of London sorters who have stood at their maximum for ten years and upwards?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELOne hundred and twelve pounds per annum is not a point on the London sorters' scale of pay. The efficiency bar is at 44s. a week,i.e., £114 15s. a year, and 4,402 sorters are in receipt of wages exceeding that amount. The number who now receive the maximum pay of their class is 2,089. The information asked for in the last part of the hon. Member's question could not be obtained without considerable labour; and I regret that, in view of the pressure existing in the Post Office, I cannot undertake to furnish it.