Jones, W., intervenes for telegraph clerks at Oxford, 346-47; Lord Stanley's reply to, 347 Joyce, H., on promotions for merit over men not qualified, 279-81; on case of Robinson, 281-82; on Wykes case, 283; on the Bradlaugh episode, 285; on the Webster case, 307 Joyce, Michael, Intervention by, 296-97 Judges, County Court, Travelling expenses of, 354 Kearley, H. E., demands a Select Committee, 151-54; declares promotion of telegraphists blocked, 153; statement of, declared misleading by Mr. Morley, 154-55; grievances of the auxiliary staff, 155 Kensington, ----, Case of, 290 Kerry, C. H., before Tweedmouth Committee, 168; on wages and speed of telegraphists, 168-69 Knox, Sir Ralph H., on extravagance in House of Commons, 366-68; defenders of economy needed, 371 Lacon, telegraphist at Birmingham, Case of, 195-96 _Laissez-faire_, 12; Alleged breakdown of, 36-56; a better policy for the public interest than State intervention, 391 Lawson, H. L. W., on interference of members of Parliament in dismissals from service, 252; on spirit of trades unionism among clerks, 303-4; interventions by, 313; for telegraphists, 336-37 Learners, Promotion of, 291 Leeds, Extension of service in, 77-78 Leeman, G., cross-questions Mr. Scudamore, 65-66n, 68n, 92; on Mr. Scudamore's estimates of cost of reversionary rights of railways, 68-69, 76 Letter sorters, Scale of wages for, 349-50 Letter sent, Scudamore's misleading comparison of telegrams with, 52-53 Liberal Party supported demands of civil servants, 8-9 Lickfold, J. R., on medical certificates, 356-58 Lingen, Lord R. R. W., on difficulties in public departments due to triennial change of Government, 256-257; on trouble to secure efficiency, 272 Log-rolling by members of House of Commons, 10-11 London and Provincial Telegraph Company, 40; rates charged by, 40; Government purchase of, 58 London Central Telegraph Office, Employees not drawn from, 169-70 London District Telegraph Company unsuccessful as result of low rates charged, 33-35; rate table, 34n; notice of, 40 London local telegraph system enlarged, 77 London Trades Council, Complaints from, 159 Lowe, Robert, on the immense price paid, 74-75; division of the service under, 271 McDonald, G., on grievances of news distributors, 355 Macdonald, J. A. M., questions Mr. Gladstone on Civil Service pressure, 149; demands a Select Committee, 150; motion for, lost, 151 M'Dougall, ----, promoted by merit, 283-84 MacIver, David, on complaints of telegraphists, 131-32 Maddison, F., on a non-official committee, 191 Magnetic Telegraph Company, 39-40 Malingerers' grievance, J. R. Lickfold on the, 357; J. C. Badcock on, 357-58; S. Walpole to witness on, 358 Manchester, Extension of service in, 78