asked the Postmaster-General, in view of his recent statement to the effect that the Douglas Report has been under consideration for several months, whether he is yet in a position to say if a decision has been taken with regard to this report, and further, if he is aware that the very great delay in announcing the Government's intention regarding this report has caused, and is causing, grave dissatisfaction among postal servants.

I regret that I am not in a position to make an announcement on the Douglas Postal Commission Report, certain aspects of which have not yet been decided by the Executive Council,

I desire to ask the Minister if he has received a resolution from the Postal Workers' Union calling attention to the very grave dissatisfaction that exists in the service owing to the great delay in dealing with this report which is now over seven months in the hands of the Minister?

Yes, I have received a number of resolutions, and I think the supplementary questions in connection with this Commission should in future be addressed to the Minister for Finance rather than to me.

Am I to conclude from that answer that this matter is no longer in the Postmaster-General's Department, but in that of the Minister for Finance?

That is correct.

Seeing that the Postmaster-General is not a member of the Executive Council, is this not a matter for himself rather than for the Executive Council?

I have no further answer to give.