§ COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, If he could state if any offer has been made to the Waterford and Limerick Railway in connection with the carriage of the day mail between Athenry and Tuam; and, can he state the amount of the offer, and also if it was accepted or refused?
§ MR. C. R. SPENCER (GROOM IN WAITING) (Northamptonshire, Mid)(who replied): The Waterford and Limerick Railway Company have been offered a payment of £150 a-year in lieu of the existing payment of £50 a-year for the day mail service between Athenry and Tuam, with a view to secure the improvement of hours desired by the district, but the offer has been declined.