§ Mr. RONALD McNEILLasked the Postmaster-General why a rule is made and enforced that employment must not be given in Post Office work in the country except to applicants registered and selected by the local employment exchange; what is the objection to employing ex-Service men recommended by responsible persons without the formality of registration at an exchange?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHIn order to secure equality of treatment it is considered desirable to entrust the registration and selection of ex-service men for Post Office employment to a single authority, and the most appropriate authority is the Employment Exchanges of the Ministry of Labour, on which Department has been devolved general responsibility for finding employment for ex-service men.