HC Deb 01 July 1897 vol 50 c859
Mr. D. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, have complaints reached him regarding the insufficient accommodation afforded to merchants and the general public at the Clones Post Office; and whether, seeing that repeated representations have been made, without effect, to the Clones Postmaster by the Department in regard to this matter, the Postmaster General will take into his own hands the providing of premises for a post office in the town of Clones?

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. R. W. HANBURY) Preston

The need for a better Post Office at Clones is admitted, and for some time past the Postmaster has been making inquiries, by advertisements and otherwise, for other premises, but hitherto without success. A new proposal, however, is now under examination, but if that prove to be unsatisfactory, it will probably be necessary to consider the question of taking steps to provide a Crown Office.