§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the result of the inquiry he promised in July last into the average amount of work actually done by the telephone operator on Sunday at Taunton for which he is paid 5s. for a nine-hour shift?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHThe returns of traffic show that continuous attention to the switchboard is required during very few of the nine hours' attendance. In these circumstances, I do not regard the authorised allowance as inadequate.