§ Mr. BYRNEasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the wages and working hours of mail-cart drivers in London and Dublin; if either receive a war bonus and what is the amount; and if he will grant a bonus to enable them to meet the increase in the cost of living?
Mr. PIKE PEASEMail-cart drivers are employed by contractors, and the Post Office is not concerned except to secure that their wages and conditions comply with the provisions of the contracts as to fair wages. The present wages of mail-cart drivers in London are 27s. and 25s. a2692W week for pair-horse and single-horse drivers respectively, with a war bonus of 3s. a week in each ease. The hours of duty are seventy-two a week, inclusive of intervals for rest and refreshment. I am making inquiry as to the present wages and hours of duty of the mail-cart drivers in Dublin.