MR. PATRICK O'BRIENI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster-General, whether he is aware that a number of established postmen in the Dublin Office employed as night adult messengers have upon application been refused the counting of this service towards good conduct stripes, and whether while in this class they were supplied with post-men's uniform, and were in no manner distinguished from unestablished postmen; and what is the reason for the refusal to allow this duty to reckon towards good conduct stripes in the case of established postmen.
§ MR. HANBURYIt is a rule that no service in the capacity of messenger shall be allowed to count towards good conduct stripes. The men referred to were, while acting as adult messengers, provided with postmen's uniform under a special arrangement, but the Postmaster-General does not consider that this fact affords any sufficient ground for departing from the rule.