MR. F. A. O'KEEFFE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Postmaster General, if his attention has been directed to the circumstances of a late appointment of a 16 second class telegraphist, transferred from Killarney to the city of Limerick, and promoted to a first class appointment over the heads of the whole of the second class staff in that city; what were the special reasons and recommendations for such appointment; if the Limerick staff have protested against such practice of introducing outside officers over their heads; and, if further inquiry will be made in the matter, with a view that the claims of the local officials for promotion will not be ignored, and that no such further appointments be made.
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. ARNOLD MORLEY,) Nottingham, E.The telegraphist to whom the hon. Member refers was transferred from the Killarney staff to a vacancy at Limerick caused by the promotion of a first class telegraphist from that office to a clerkship at Killarney. The staff at Limerick have appealed against this exchange, which was necessary in the interests of the Service, but, I think, without good reason, as one of their number has been promoted to a more valuable appointment at Killarney.