§ MR. BLANE (Armagh, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether complaints have reached him, in connection with a case recently tried between Mr. Edward Little, cab owner, and the Postmaster of Black-rock, that the subpœnas issued by Mr. Gerald Byrne, Mr. Little's solicitor, to the witnesses for the defence, which were posted on the 14th April and should have been delivered that evening, were not delivered until the afternoon of the 16th, on which day the case was tried, and that in consequence of the non-appearance of these witnesses the Postmaster won the case; and, whether he will cause an inquiry to be made into this alleged detention of summonses in the Post Office?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: No such complaint appears to have been received by the Irish Government. In the case of any alleged irregularities on the part of Post Office officials, the proper course is for the person feeling aggrieved to communicate with the Postmaster General.