§ MR. MACVEAGH () Down, S.To ask the Postmaster General whether he will give the number of vacant postmasterships in Ireland that have been filled by officials drawn from England and Scotland during the past three years, the offices to which the appointments were made, and 645 the emoluments attached to them; and whether he will also give the number of vacant postmasterships in England and Scotland that have been filled by officials drawn from Ireland during the same period, the names of the offices to which they have been appointed, and the emoluments attached to them.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) Twelve postmasterships in Ireland (including one twice vacant) have been filled by officials drawn from England and Scotland during the past three years. The names of the offices and the salaries attached to them are as follows:—Abbeyleix,£115;Kilmallock (filled twice in the three years),£140; Londonderry,£440;Youghal,£125;Kilrush,£110;Buttevant,£100;Roscrea, £180;Lisburn,£200;Kingstown,£240; Newbridge,£130;Dundalk,£280; Limerick,£480. One postmastership in England has been filled by an officer drawn from Ireland during the same period, viz., Towcester, salary £150. No officer from Ireland was appointed to a postmastership in Scotland during the period named.