§ MR. WILLIAM JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster-General, on what conditions Mr. J. Morrison, Postmaster of Moy, county Tyrone, was granted permission to become a candidate for the Petty Sessions Clerkship of Moy; and whether it is competent for a Civil Servant to hold two Government appointments; and, if so, why, when permission was granted to Mr. Morrison to become a candidate for the Petty Sessions Clerkship, it was not permitted to the Petty Sessions Clerk at Pomeroy to become a candidate for the Post Office, which recently became vacant.
§ MR. HANBURYIt is the fact that the Postmaster of Moy received permission several years ago to become a candidate for the position of Petty Sessions Clerk, and this permission was recently renewed to him. The permission will not be granted in any future case. As a general rule it is not considered desirable to appoint as Postmaster or Sub-Postmaster persons who hold the position of Petty Sessions Clerk, and the Petty Sessions Clerk at Pomeroy, who was a candidate for the Sub-Postmastership, was not selected for the appointment.