§ MR. KNOX (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he will consider the advisability of using the Cavan, Leitrim, and Roscommon Light Railway for the carriage of mails, which are now delayed for nearly a day at each end of the line and then conveyed by car; what was the sum demanded by the Railway Company and what was the sum offered by the Post Office for the conveyance of mails over the 50 miles of the company's line when the question was previously considered; and what is the present cost of the conveyance of mails from Belturbet and Dromod respectively to the various stations on the company's line?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONThe Post Office desired to employ the railway in question for certain day mails, but failed to come to terms. The Post Office offered full parcel rates to the company, which would amount to about £21 a year. The company asked £90. The company could only relieve the present service to a limited extent. The present cost of conveying the mails to the district is £309 a year.