§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether his attention has been called to the fact that the mail steamer Staffa is unsuitable for the service between Oban and the Outer Hebrides; and, whether steps will lie taken to secure the safety of the mails and passengers by placing a more seaworthy steamer on the route?
§ MR. RITCHIE (for Mr. HANBUIEY)Complaints respecting the Staffa have on several occasions been made to the Postmaster General, but none have been received recently, The vessel, though small, is stated to be a good sea boat, and to fulfil the conditions of the contract. The mails are now being conveyed by her with safety and punctuality, and no promise can at present be made that she shall be replaced by a larger steamer.