§ MR. T. B. CURRAN (Donegal, N.)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether he is aware that a public telephone office is placed in the coastguard's station, Inneshowen Head, county Donegal, and is in the charge of the wife of one of the coastguards; and whether this is contrary to the rules of the coastguard service; and, whether any of the coastguards in this station are remunerated by a local steamboat company for reporting vessels coming into Lough Foyle to the agents of the said company; and, if so, whether this is contrary to the regulations of the service.
§ MR. ANSTRUTHER (for Mr. HANBURY)A public telephone office is situated at Innishowen coastguard station and is in charge of the wife of one of the coastguardsmen. This was sanctioned by the Admiralty and Postmaster-General. None of the coastguard receive any remuneration from the local steamboat company for reporting vessels coming into Lough Foyle.