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Mr. Randall
asked the Postmaster-General if he will set out Post Office staff numbers as at 1st January, 1962, in the same form as that contained in Annex B of Command Paper No. 1327.
Mr. Bevins
The numbers are:
| General | |
| Administrative, Professional, Executive Higher Clerical Officers | 8,054 |
| Clerical Officers, etc. | 18,313 |
| Clerical Assistants and Machine Grades | 13,750 |
| Typing staff | 1,927 |
| Cleaners, etc. | 8,724 |
| Miscellaneous staff | 4,111 |
| Total | 54,859 |
Postal
| … | |
| Postal Supervisors | … | 9,327 |
| Postal and Telegraph Officers | … | 22,389 |
| Postmen Higher Grade | … | 20,625 |
| Postmen | … | 92,940 |
| Motor Mail Drivers | … | 1,257 |
| Total | … | 146,538 |
Telecommunications
| |
| Telegraph and Radio Supervisors | 535 |
| Telegraphists and Radio Operators | 6,285 |
| Telephone Supervisors | 6,247 |
| Telephonists | 55,695 |
| Total | 68,762 |
Engineering
| ||||
| Professional | … | … | … | 3,069 |
| Supervisors | … | … | … | 6,315 |
| Other Grades | … | … | … | 84,562 |
| Total | … | … | … | 93,946 |
| GRAND TOTAL (including about 26,000 part-time staff counted as a half each) | 364,105 |
| Sub-postmasters (employed on an agency basis) | 23,212 |