§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Postmaster-General (1) what is the number, in each case, of post offices, scale-payment offices, salaried sub-offices, head offices, branch offices, sub-district offices, town sub-offices and country sub-offices;
(2) how many town sub-offices are in Classes I, II and III, respectively; and how many country sub-offices are in Classes I, II and III, respectively?
§ Sir K. WOODThe numbers of post offices are approximately as follow:
Head Offices 470 Branch Offices 380 Salaried Sub-Offices 670 (110" Town" and 560" Country "). Scale Payment Sub-Offices 21,400 (7,200" Town" and 14,200" Country "). Sub-District Offices (London) 100 Of the salaried "Town" sub-offices, three are in Class I, about 90 in Class II and the remainder in Class III. The system of classification does not apply to scale payment" Town" sub-offices. Of 656W the" Country" sub-offices (salaried and scale payment), 13 are in Class I, 75 in Class II and the remainder in Class III. At scale payment" Country" sub-offices the system of classification applies only to the outdoor force, any indoor staff required being provided by the sub-postmaster.