§ Mr. WILLIAM ABRAHAM () Dublin, Harbourasked the Postmaster-General whether a telegraphist at Dublin has been punished for occupying twelve minutes in preparing a punched slip of eight telegrams; whether, in view of the fact that the telegrams were dealt with at the rate of forty per hour, he will state what standard is required of a telegraphist before he can consider himself free from liability to be punished; and whether, whilst he expresses himself in disagreement with any policy of averages as applied to the individual, his controlling officials are left at liberty to unnecessarily harass the operators?
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§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI am not aware of the case, but I will have inquiry made, and communicate the result as soon as possible to the hon. Member.