§ MR. R. M. DANE (Fermanagh, N.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he is aware that at present the Mail Service from the Bundoran Junction to Ballyshannon and Bundoran towns and district is carried along the county road parallel to the railway, and owing to the constant delays in connection therewith much inconvenience has been caused to traders and others; could he state what is the existing contract for the carriage of such mails, and when will it terminate; and, whether he would consider of making an arrangement with the railway company for the carriage of the same?
§ MR. ARNOLD MORLEYThe question of substituting a Night Mail Service by railway for the present Mail Cart Service between Bundoran Juuction, Ballyshannon, and Bundoran, has been several times fully considered. There are no trains running which would be suitable for the Mail Service, and the last communication on the subject from the railway company made it quite clear that the establishment of special trains for postal purposes would entail a heavy outlay far in excess of any payment that I should be justified in sanctioning. The prospect seems no more favourable at the present time, and I regret, therefore, that I cannot meet the hon. Member's views.