asked the Postmaster-General the relative membership of the National Association of Postal and Telegraph Officers and the Union of Post Office Workers; and whether he is prepared to recognise the former as well as the latter when discussing conditions of employment.

The National Association of Postal and Telegraph Officers claims to have 4,765 members; the Union of Post Office Workers claims 146,031 of whom 13,760 are Postal and Telegraph Officers. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the negative.