§ MR. DALY (Monaghan, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he can state why John Brien, postman in Monigold district in the county Sligo, has been discontinued, and whether he will have him reinstated as postman.
§ MR. HANBURYBrien was employed as a rural auxiliary postman at Monigold 1378 with wages of 6s. a week, from August, 1898, till the 6th of January last, when, at his request, he was given employment in a similar capacity at Ederney, Omagh, with wages of 7s. a week. The inhabitants, however, raised strong objections to his employment at Ederney, and he was offered employment at Letterbreen, Enniskillen, with wages of 8s. a week. He refused this offer, and his services were dispensed with. It is not considered desirable to otter him further employment.
§ MR. HANBURYI think it is very much in his interest I should not state it?