§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Postmaster General, with reference to the recent vacancy in the postmastership of Dundalk, if he will say how many applications were received for this vacancy, and of the total number what was the proportion received from members serving respectively in Ireland, England and Wales, and Scotland; what is the length of service of the official appointed in the present instance; whether he originally held the position of counter clerk in a London office, if so, whether he can state the date of his first promotion from this position, also the dates of promotions to other offices
† See preceding volume, page 1339.1513 and the respective salaries; and what was the length of service, salary, and official position of the most senior applicant from Ireland for this vacancy.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThirty-seven applications were received. From Ireland twenty-six, England and Wales, eight, Scotland three. The official appointed, who, may say, was an Irishman, had thirty-five years service. He was originally a postman, hut was appointed a counter clerk in a London office in 1873. From that position he was promoted to the postmastership of Letterkenny in August, 1890, salary £160. In May, 1898, he was promoted to the Postmastership of Leek, salary £210: in November, 1900. to the postmastership of Poole, salary £230. The length of service of the senior applicant on the list of candidates from Ireland was thirty-seven years; his salary was £237, and his official position was that of postmaster.