§ Mr. GRAHAM WHITEasked the Postmaster-General how many men have been 859W discharged from the engineering staff of the Liverpool post office since 31st May, 1929?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe number of men who have been discharged in the Liverpool Engineering District since the date in question is 29.
Mr. A. HENDERSON, Jnr.,asked the Postmaster-General whether any reduction in the staff of the Cardiff post office engineering department is contemplated; and, if so, the reasons for, and extent of, such reduotion?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe position is under investigation. It is impracticable as yet to give precise figures, but the net reduction of posts is not likely to exceed seven or eight in the Cardiff city area. The main reason for the reduction is that it has become possible, largely as the result of improved facilities for transport and methods of organisation, to provide for the existing volume of work with a smaller staff.