Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the Postmaster-General the number of money order, postal order, registered letter, and telegram transactions at the Bolton post office during the month of January last, or the last month for which returns are
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Number of Money Orders. Number of Postal Orders. Registered Letters received at Counter Telegraphic Transactions. Issued. Paid. Issued. Paid. Handed in at Counter. Received over Telephone. Total Forwarded Received. Transmitted. Head Office— 558 2,208 11,631 13,752 3,498 3,276 2,117 5,393 11,662 7,335 Branch Office— 179 17 2,215 2,994 200 415 — 415 — — available; the number of clerks employed on counter duty; and the number employed on telegraph duties during the same month?
§ Captain NORTONThe following return for the month of March, 1914, shows the desired information:—
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NUMBER OF OFFICERS EMPLOYED. On Counter Duties. Total Number— of Hours Attendance on Counter Duty. On Telegraphic Duties. Total Number of Hours of Telegraphic Duty Worked. Males. Females. Males. Females. Head Office— 2 Overseers 2 Sorting Overseer, 14 Male, 60¼ Female, 8 1 Assistant Superintendent 6 Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists Assistant Superintendent, 8 Male, 40 Female, 40 13 Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists Clerks and Telegraphists 7 Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists Branch Office— 3 Sorting Clerks and Telegraphists — 15 Telegrams were dealt with by the Counter Clerk.