§ Mr. NAYLORasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that assistant head postmen, assistant inspectors (Central Telegraph Office), and foremen of cleaners are allowed only 14 days' annual leave; and that such a period is insufficient for officers who have performed lengthy periods of service on rank and file duties before promotion to the supervising grade, seeing that it is only two days more than the period allowed to boy messengers; and whether he will arrange for them to be allowed 21 working days in future, commencing this year, in order to bring them into line with other supervising officers?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYI regret that I do not feel able to sanction any increase in the annual leave of the grades referred to at the present moment.