§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Postmaster General, whether he is aware that there is a vacancy for post-master at Limerick; and whether, seeing that five-sixths of the population of the city are Roman Catholics, and that all local superior appointments, with one exception, are held by Protestants, and that no Roman Catholic has filled the position for the past thirty-five years, he will now consider the advisability of selecting an Irishman and a Roman Catholic for the post.
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,) Worcestershire, E.The vacancy has been notified in the usual manner in the Post Office Circular, and in due course I shall appoint the candidate who, in my opinion, is best qualified for the post without inquiring as to his nationality or religious belief.