MR. PATRICK O'BRIENI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, will he explain why the parcels post deliveries in Dublin are made by the aid of vans, while the postmen in the towns of the county, such as Bray, Howth, and Kingstown, are obliged to carry heavy loads of parcels with the ordinary letter deliveries; and whether it would be possible to provide vans for the delivery of parcels in these towns as well as in the city, in order to expedite the letter deliveries and relieve the postmen of the heavy loads they are now obliged to carry.
§ MR. HANBURYAbout two-thirds of the parcels for delivery in Dublin are taken out by van, and of the remainder some are taken out by hand carts and some by postmen. At Kingstown also about two-thirds are taken out by van, and the remainder by postmen. At Bray and Howth all the parcels are delivered by postmen. Those arrangements work satisfactorily, and as care is always taken to provide against any postman being overloaded no change appears to be called for.