§ DR. ROBERT AMBROSE (Mayo, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the teachers of the local association at Louisburgh, West Mayo, have repeatedly asked the National Board of Education during the past 10 years to send all parcels of requisites carriage paid to Louisburgh, for which purpose the Treasury gave a grant about two years ago; why, as Louisburgh is in the list of free places in the latest edition of the requisition form, the teachers are still compelled to send to Westport for parcels addressed to them, although some of them live 20 miles from Westport, the nearest railway station; and whether he will remedy this grievance, and will the teachers be recouped for the money paid to carriers of such parcels during the past two years?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe Commissioners undertake to deliver, through their carriers, free at Louisburgh, packages of school requisites for National Schools when a request to that effect is made on the particular form applying for the requisites. Several packages have been so sent. In any case, where a request was made to have the goods delivered free at Louisburgh, and it has not been complied with, the charge from Westport to Louisburgh will be refunded on application to the office of the Commissioners.