§ SIR JAMES M'GAREL-HOGGasked the Postmaster General, Whether he has considered the representations made by the Deputation which waited on him some time back with reference to the transport of the Mails to the North of Ireland; and, whether he can hold out any hope that the Mails will be transferred to the Stranraer and Larne route, and the service be thus accelerated as suggested by the Deputation?
§ MR. FAWCETTSir, the representations referred to by my hon. Friend have been very carefully considered. The question of whether it would be expedient to send the mails to the North of Ireland by the Stranraer and Larne route is still engaging the attention of the Department; but no conclusion can have been arrived at on the subject until the new time table for the accelerated service viâ Holyhead and Kingstown has been arranged, and, I believe, we shall be in a position to settle this very shortly.