MR. CRAIG-SELLAR (for Lord COLIN CAMPBELL)asked the Postmaster General, Whether it is the case that an application for alterations in the postal service of Campbeltown was seven months under consideration; whether such delay is not uncommon in connection with the Post Office inquiries in Scotland; whether such delays result from permitting no changes to be made 1748 by the Post Office Department in Edinburgh without the sanction of the Postmaster General; and, whether he will take into consideration the question of establishing a more expeditious system of inquiry and supervision in Scotland?
§ MR. FAWCETT,in reply, said, it was the case that this application had been some months under consideration. The proposal involved a considerable outlay of public money, and it was necessary to carefully investigate the subject. He did not think there had been any unnecessary delay, nor did he think any advantage would be gained from the change in administration suggested.