§ DR. AMBROSEI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he can give the date of the purchase of a site for a post office in Castlebar, county Mayo, and what was the purchase price of the site; what progress has been made in the construction of the new post office, and when does he expect that the building will be finished.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe lease of the site for the new post office at Castlebar has not yet bee completed. The ground rent to be paid under it is £27 a year. It is not likely that the building can be begun until towards the end of this year.