The Regulations respecting the competitions for appointment as sorter, which were brought to Mr. Church's notice when he applied for permission to enter for the competition, distinctly state that the candidate must be of the prescribed height of 5 feet 4 inches, and that the fact that an under-height candidate is nominated inadvertently to take part in a competition gives him no claim to a waiving of the Regulations. In view of the size of the sorting frames, it is necessary that the height Regulations should be maintained, and I am sorry that I am unable to make an exception in Mr. Church's favour.