§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.)asked the Postmaster General, If he is aware that it takes three days to send a parcel by Parcels Post from Kingstown to London; if he is aware that this delay in transit causes much inconvenience, and sometimes loss, in the event of perishable articles being sent; and, whether he will cause this grievance to be remedied?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Sir HENRY HOLLAND) (Hampstead)(who replied) said, that, in the absence of the Postmaster General, he had been asked to answer the Question. He was informed that, in the proper course of things, parcels posted at Kingstown before 8.5 P.M. should reach London on the following day, and if there was any delay in the train service in the afternoon the Postmaster General would be obliged to the hon. Member if he would bring before him any individual cases where parcels had been delayed.