§ MR. J. N. RICHARDSONasked the Postmaster General, Whether he will state the subsidy paid to the Irish Great 903 Northern Railway Company for the conveyance of the Mails over their line; and, whether, in connection with the new Mail contracts, he contemplates making arrangements which will expedite the principal daily postal service between Dublin and Belfast, and also between Dublin and important towns not situated on the main line of Railway, such as Newry, Armagh, and Banbridge?
§ MR. FAWCETTSir, the annual subsidy paid to the Irish Great Northern Railway Company for the conveyance of the mails over their line is £37,000 a-year. In reply to the second Question of my hon. Friend, I can assure him that, should any arrangements be made for expediting the postal service between Dublin and Belfast the question of extending the advantage to towns not situated upon the main line of railway, such as Newry, Armagh, and Banbridge, shall not be lost sight of.