§ Mrs. PHILIPSONasked the Postmaster-General (1) what percentage of women first-class and second-class clerks, 447W respectively, retired from the Post Office Savings Bank in 1913 on account of reaching the age limit, were compulsorily retired on marriage or left voluntarily;
(2) what percentage of women higher clerical officers, writing assistants and established typists, respectively, employed in the savings bank department, voluntarily retired from the service in the years 1922 and 1923; and what percentage were compulsorily retired on marriage or on reaching the age limits for retention, respectively?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe information asked for by my hon. Friend in these two questions is given in the following table:
— Percentage of Age retirements Percentage of Marriage retirements Percentage of Voluntary resignations. 1913. Clerks, First Class. Nil .66 Nil Clerks, Second Class. Nil 2.33 .87 1922. Higher Clerical Officers 1.72 Nil Nil Writing Assistants Typist Nil 2.63 1.3 Typists … Nil 5.5 5.5 1923. Higher Clerical Officers. Nil Nil Nil Writing Assistants. Nil 1.35 1.35 Typists … Nil 5.88 Nil