Major GREAMEasked the Postmaster-General whether he will furnish a Return: of the number of officers in the London postal service who have reached the pensionable age of sixty; whether officers approaching that age are still being invited to extend their period of service; and whether he has considered the influence of this policy on tile present acute problem of unemployment?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHThere are eighty-nine pensionable officers in the London Postal Service who have already attained the age of sixty years. The practice followed during the War of inviting officers approaching that age to extend their period of service has been discontinued.