§ Mr. DUKESasked the Postmaster-General how many people are employed in the traffic section of the Post Office and the cost per annum for the upkeep and maintenance of this section?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe number of officers employed in the headquarters traffic sections of the Post Office on 31st December, 1929, was 88; of these 16 were employed in the postal traffic section and 72 in the telegraph and telephone traffic section. The expenditure during the year ended 31st December, 1929, in respect of the postal traffic section was £11,132, and in respect of the telegraph and telephone traffic section £33,115.