§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General will he explain why a clerk named Fenton was 1015 recently passed over the heads of a number of others at the Central Telegraph Office for promotion who were years his senior, although the latter were informed on inquiry that there was nothing against them; whether they have been for years and still are engaged on supervising duties which appertain to the position to which Mr. Fenton has been promoted; and why they are refused promotion when vacancies occur on the class above while satisfactorily performing duties properly attached to the higher class?
§ MR. A. MORLEYThe position to which Mr. Fenton was promoted is one which is filled by selection; and Mr. Fenton was selected for it because, in the opinion of his superior officers, he was the best fitted for the post.