§ SIR J. LENGI beg to ask the Postmaster General on how many occasions the Atlantic mail steamers were unable from stress of weather to land the American and Canadian mails during the years 1892 and 1893 at Queenstown and Moville respectively?
§ MR. A. MORLEYAs regards Queenstown, the answer is five times in 1892 and twice in 1893. As regards Moville, I have already stated to the hon. Member that the Canadian Mail Service is performed under a Colonial, not an Imperial, contract, and that no records of its performance are kept at the General Post Office. I will, however, if the hon. Member wishes me to do so, endeavour to obtain the information and let him know the result of my inquiries.
§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork, E.)Is not the number of occasions on which stress of weather prevented the landing of the mails at Queenstown extremely small in proportion to the number of mails carried?
§ MR. A. MORLEYMy hon. Friend has the figures before him, and therefore can answer the question. No doubt the figures are very satisfactory.