§ MR. ANGUS SUTHERLAND (Sutherland)I desire to ask the Postmaster General whether Mr. Robert Munro has been appointed Postmaster at Lairg, Sutherlandshire; and, if so, upon whose recommendation; whether he has received a Petition, signed by 147 householders within the postal district of Lairg, disapproving of the appointment of Mr. Munro, on the ground that they had no confidence in him for the office; and whether, in view of this circum- 919 stance, and of the importance of the Lairg Post Office, he will re-consider the appointment?
§ *MR. RAIKESMr. Robert Munro has been nominated by the Treasury as Postmaster at Lairg, and will in due course be appointed if found to be eligible and qualified, from a Post Office point of view, for the situation. A Memorial on the subject has, I believe, been received, and is under consideration; but the ground on which the Memorialists base their objection to Mr. Munro's appointment, namely, that he is engaged in business of the same kind as that of other merchants in the town, would not, in my opinion, be a sufficient reason for cancelling the nomination.
§ MR. ANGUS SUTHERLANDWill the right hon. Gentleman inform us if the Petitioners objected to Mr. Munro on any other grounds than that he is engaged in business?
§ *MR. RAIKESI am not aware of any other grounds having being stated in the Petition. But the Memorial is not addressed to me. A copy of the Memorial reached the Post Office without any signatures attached to it.