Mr. EULER:
One each at Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
Mr. BETTS:
Are they personal chauffeurs for the postmasters, or what are their duties?
Mr. EULER:
They are attached to the district oifices and are used for inspection purposes by the officers.
Mr. BARBER:
What are the duties of the mail porters?
Mr. EULER:
They handle the mail at the post office doors and at the station, transferring it from the vehicle to the trains and to the offices.
Mr. BETTS:
There is a new position, on page 168, superintendent investigations division, salary $3,240. Would the minister tell us the duties of that officer, why he has suddenly been appointed, and how the department got along without him before?
Mr. EULER:
The appointment of this officer is the result of the reorganization in Montreal. There will be a similar officer in Toronto.
Mr. BROOKS:
Why did the office boy receive such a tremendous cut in salary, from $1,320 in 1937-38 to $540 this year?
Mr. EULER:
It is because of the substitution of a lower priced employee for a higher priced one.
Mr. BETTS:
The minister spoke of the reorganization of the Montreal post office. I notice another new officer, superintendent of services division. Would the minister tell us what his duties are, where he carries them out. and how the department got along without him before?
Mr. EULER:
This man is in charge of the making of contracts in that district and has other duties as well.
Mr. BETTS:
The superintendent of services division is in charge of making contracts?
Mr. EULER:
Yes.
Mr. BETTS:
In what district?
Mr. EULER:
There is one each in Toronto and Montreal.
Mr. BETTS:
I am afraid I do not understand that. The superintendent of services division is in charge of making contracts in Toronto and Montreal.
Mr. EULER:
There is only one mentioned here for the district of Montreal; but a similar organization will obtain in Toronto, and the duties are as I have described them, the making of contracts and other duties.
Mr. BENNETT:
Services would hardly seem to be contracts.
Mr. EULER:
I admit that the designation hardly seems to agree with the work, but that is the explanation which is given to me.
Items stands.
Progress reported.
At eleven o'clock the house adjourned, without question put, pursuant to standing order. Monday, March 14, 1938