§ Mr. Kenneth Bakerasked the Postmaster-General how many post offices are classified as rural area post offices or sub-post offices; and what percentage of the total this represents.
§ Mr. Stonehouse1,752 post offices are classified as Crown Offices and staffed by civil servants. The remaining 23,146–93 per cent. of the total—are classified as Scale-Payment Sub-Offices and run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress on an agency basis. The latter offices are situated in both town and rural areas and a breakdown on this basis is not readily available.