§ MR. P. J. O'BRIEN (Tipperary, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, if he can now state what is the substance of the correspondence, which he said had reached the Post Office authorities, with regard to the contemplated improvement in the mail service to the towns and neighbourhoods of Roscrea, Nenagh, and Birr; and whether any arrangement has as yet been come to with the railway company in question with regard to an earlier train service, or what steps, if any, have been taken in this matter?
§ MR. HANBURYThe honourable Member is mistaken in supposing that I stated in my previous answer that any correspondence on the subject of the improvement of the mail service in the neighbourhood of Roscrea had reached the Post Office authorities. As a matter of fact, the negotiations with the railway company on the subject have, so far, been carried on verbally, and as the matter is still under consideration, the Postmaster General does not yet feel himself justified in stating the details of their proposal. Inquiries are, however, being made with the view of ascertaining that the arrangements for carrying out the proposal will be convenient to all the district affected.