§ MR. MACARTNEY (Antrim, S.)I had wished to ask the Postmaster General whether his attention has been called to the fact that the New York, one of the fastest Atlantic liners, and the Aurania, a comparatively slow vessel, started from New York about the same hour on 25th February, the New York, carrying the mails for Great Britain and Ireland, and the Aurania ship's letters only, that the New York reached Southampton on Saturday at 9.40 p.m., and the Aurania, Queenstown, on Sunday, at 1.50 a.m., so that the delivery of mail per New York was necessarily delayed in London, English Provinces, Dublin, and Belfast until Monday morning, and in Cork and Galway until Monday afternoon; and whether, as by this arrangement England gained nothing.
1825 while the Irish mails were unnecessarily delayed 24 hours, he will endeavour to take such steps as may secure all homeward mails being landed at Queenstown. I understand that the question was answered at length on Friday. Has the right hon. Gentleman any further information to give.
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. A. MORLEY, Nottingham, E.)No, Sir; I have nothing to add. I shall be pleased to give the hon. Member a copy of my answer of the 10th inst.