§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the total number of Post Office officials in each grade of salary from £100 a year upwards who have been dismissed in the interest of economy since the beginning of the present War, with the aggregate yearly saving thereby effected; and the total number of Post Office servants with smaller salaries dismissed in the same interest during the same period, with the aggregate yearly saving thereby effected?
§ Mr. J. A. PEASENo established Post Office servants have been discharged in the interest of economy, but the services of a certain number of unestablished persons have been dispensed with from time to time in consequence of reduction of work. I could not give the figures asked for by the hon. Member without an exhaustive inquiry, which I cannot now undertake.