§ Mr. GARDNERasked the Postmaster-General whether, seeing that married men with families dependent on them are employed in his Department as auxiliary sorters at wages not exceeding 30s. weekly, and that these men have no other employment, he will consider giving them some proportion of the overtime being worked by the regular staff?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONIt is already the practice to employ auxiliary sorters on overtime where this can conveniently be arranged, but the scope for such employment is limited, as their normal hours of attendance cover the main period of pressure, and they are not qualified to undertake all the duties of the established staff?