Mr. Ned O'Hara:

The Deputy may have missed the point earlier but an unrestricted number of postmasters would tender their resignation. I do not know how many postmasters would do that and I do not know where those postmasters would be. In his opening remarks, the Deputy referred to the economics of each individual post office and each post office is an individual business. It is down to those postmasters on the economic margin. Those who do not see an economic future for themselves will tender their resignation. It is an unrestricted number. Could it be 100 or 200 postmasters? It would be in that order. These are the people-----