§ Mr. PARKERasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that there is discontent in the Romford area at the dismissal of many temporary men, many of whom are ex-service men, who have carried out their work satisfactorily, and their replacement by new employés who are placed on the permanent staff; and will he arrange to place these temporary men on the permanent staff provided they can do their work properly?
§ Major TRYONOwing to the introduction of improved postal services at Rom-ford a number of additional postmanships have been created. About 30 temporary postmen have been employed for varying periods pending the placing of the staff on a permanent basis; but none of them has had long service and they all accepted temporary work on the usual condition that it conferred no claim to permanent appointment. Candidates for permanent appointment are selected from ex-service men put forward by the Employment Exchange in a definite order of preference. Ten of the temporary men have been so nominated and have been given permanent posts, but the remainder can only be considered for permanent appointment if they are eligible as ex-service men and are put forward in their turn by the registration authority.