Report No. 62
10.47. Item 13.-
Item 13 refers to persons "employed as Inspector, mail guard, sorter or van peon in the Railway Mail Service (or as a telegraphist or as a postal or railway signaller), or employed in any occupation ordinarily involving outdoor work in the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department."
Persons engaged on similar activities connected with Wireless communications will be covered1, in view of the definition of "telegraph" in the Telegraphs Act.2
1. Section 12.
2. Cf. Indian Telegraphs Act, definition of "telegraph".
10.48. In this item, we would recommend only a slight re-casting so as to keep railway signallers etc. separate
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