§ * MR. J. P. FARRELL (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he can state the result of the negotiations between the Postmaster General and the Great Northern Railway Company of Ireland on the subject of an improved limited mail service to Cavan and Belturbet?
§ MR. HANBURYAs was stated in reply to a similar Question from the hon. Member on the 27th ultimo, the railway company state that they are unable to alter the hours of the Day Mail Train from Dundalk so as to give to Cavan, Belturbet and the district generally the improved service desired, except upon terms which the Postmaster General would not be justified in accepting.
§ * MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether any, and if so what, reply has been received from the Midland Great Western. Railway Company on the question of giving a third class carriage on the limited mail trains on their system?
§ MR. HANBURYIn a reply which has been received to-day from the Midland Great Western Railway Company, it is stated that 3rd class passengers will, from the 1st June, be conveyed by the day mail trains on their line, but that the arrangement will be confined to passengers booked through to and from England.
§ * MR. FARRELLWill the right hon. Gentleman use his good offices to have this privilege extended to passengers between Irish stations?
§ MR. HANBURYI do not think I can, because, I think, the railway company will not go further at present.