MR. MACDONALD CAMERON (Wick, &c.)asked the Postmaster General, Whether a Petition has recently been received by the Postmaster General from the inhabitants of the parishes of Dornoch and Creich, in the county of Sutherland, praying that a mail gig be run between Dornoch and Bonar Bridge, as being more expeditious and convenient than the two rural postmen now employed in carrying letters; and, whether it is the intention of the postal authorities to acquiesce in the petitioners' prayer?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)A Petition was received several months ago, and was answered to the effect that the establishment of a mail car service between Dornoch and Bonar Bridge would involve greater expense than the circumstances of the case justified, and that unless the Memorialists were prepared to enter into a guarantee for the increased expenditure their wishes could not be acceded to. No more recent Memorial had been received.