§ MR. HORACE PLUNKETT (Dublin Co., S.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General what number of letters, newspapers, and parcels were received during the years 1890, 1891, and 1892 from Great Britain for distribution in Ireland, and the number received from Ireland during the same period for distribution in Great, Britain?
§ MR. A. MORLEYNo detailed records are kept of the number of letters, newspapers, &c, distributed in any given part of the United Kingdom in the manner suggested by the question; and it is not, therefore, possible to give the precise information asked for by the hon. Member. To keep such records would be a very costly and laborious proceeding, and would necessarily involve delay in the transit of correspondence. An estimate can be formed of the number of letters, &c. posted and delivered in Ireland in a year: but this would not give any indication of the destination of the letters or of their place of origin.