THE O'DONOGHUEasked the Postmaster General, Whether any and what steps have been taken to extend telegraphic communication between Ardfert and Ballyheigue, which is only six miles distant from Ardfert, is one of the most important Coast Guard stations in the South of Ireland, and where the want of telegraphic communication is often, in winter particularly, seriously felt?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSSir, no steps have been taken to carry the telegraph to Ballyheigue, and as the estimated income falls very far short indeed of the expense that would be incurred, I fear I cannot hold out any hope of the communication desired being made at the public expense.