asked the Postmaster-General whether his Department ever invite a firm to tender for a contract if it is known that the firm in its treatment of its employés does not come up to the standard laid down in the Fair-Wages Clause?

The Fair-Wages Clause is a condition of all Post Office contracts, and any wilful non-observance of this condition results in the name of the offending firm being removed from the Post Office list. As a general rule, however, the representations made to a firm whose wages conditions appear to be below the proper standard lead to satisfactory results.