§ MR. T. D. SULLIVANasked the Postmaster General, Whether it is his intention to place the postal telegraph messengers on the same arrangement as the letter carriers with regard to the good conduct allowance for certain periods of service; what number of telegraph messengers have been promoted to the position of letter carriers during the last five years at Belfast, Galway, Sligo, Mullingar, Athlone, and Billinasloe; and, whether the service of those persons previous to such promotion will be counted for them, under the good service system, in their present capacity of letter carriers?
§ MR. FAWCETT,in reply, said, telegraph messengers would not be eligible for the good conduct stripes. During the last five years 16 telegraph messengers had been raised to the rank of letter carriers in Belfast, three in Sligo, and two in Mullingar. In Athlone there had been no promotion; but there was only one telegraph messenger there. The service of telegraph messengers would 611 not count as service which entitled letter carriers to receive good conduct stripes.