§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster 364 General, whether a detective officer of the Post Office actually caught an employee in the Banbridge post office taking money, the property of the Postmaster General, out of the drawer of another assistant in the same office; and, if not, can he say in what other way was the charge of pilfering brought home to the officer who was recently dismissed from that office.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe officer who has been dismissed was seen to place her hand in a counter drawer belonging to another officer; and subsequently confessed to having taken money from it. I may point out that when a supplementary Question was put to me yesterday I gave a different version, and this demonstrates the danger of putting such Questions without notice.
§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIENAs the point in question was included in the original Question, but deleted at the Table, I think it shows the danger of altering the Question as handed in. May I ask why this person, who was practically caught in the act of taking the money, has not been prosecuted?
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI answered that Question yesterday† I have no further information.