§ MR. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster-General, whether at present there exists on the staff of the Belfast Post Office three vacancies for provincial clerks in charge; could he explain to the House when and under what circumstances these vacancies arose, and what was the date of the notice exhibited in each of the postal and telegraph departments inviting applications for these vacancies; how many applications were received from each department, and with Whom does the power of selecting rest; and what is the cause of the delay in making these appointments.
§ MR. HANBURYThe answer to the first paragraph is in the negative, and that covers all the other paragraphs.