HC Deb 13 March 1923 vol 161 cc1326-7W
Mr. FRANK GRAY

asked the Postmaster-General whether, seeing that sub-postmasters in charge of telephone service in respect of service termed call offices, other than those in charge of continuous service, receive a remuneration of a guinea a year plus bonus and certain credits; that in a number of such cases the total remuneration on this basis does not exceed £2 12s. per annum; and that under the system known as local exchange work, not continuous, the remuneration in a large number of cases is less than £57 per annum, he will inform the House the actual hours of and nature of service required to be rendered for the remuneration and the disbursements to he made therefrom?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The hours during which sub-postmasters are required to provide attendance in respect of the services referred to are, generally speaking, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on week-days, and not more than four hours on Sundays. The attendance required is intermittent; and the cost involved cannot be separated from the cost of providing attendance for other Post Office services.