§ Sir D. Robertsonasked the Postmaster-General whether in view of the Aberdeen telephone area's shortage of labour in Caithness, he is aware that there are 170 unemployed men registered at Thurso and Wick employment exchanges; and if he will take steps to use the services of some of them so that the urgent telephone needs of the county can be met.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsOwing to the limited financial resources available to the Post Office at the present time, growth in the total engineering force has had to be drastically curtailed. Having regard to the national incidence of the demands on the Post Office engineering staff, I regret that I cannot agree to the recruitment of additional workmen in Caithness.