§ MR. JAMES O'CONNOR () Wicklow, W.To ask the Postmaster General if an officer of his Department who has attained sixty years of age, but who has not completed forty years service, is eligible for promotion to a higher class, provided that he is certified by his superiors as qualified to fill the position.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) There is nothing to prevent the Postmaster General from promoting such an officer if he thinks it desirable to do so.