§ MR. JOYCEI beg to ask the Postmaster General whether, in view of the result of the recent inquiry into the administration of the Limerick Post Office, he will consider the advisability of reviewing the circumstances attending the punishment meted out to the staff at that office; and whether, when the punishments were being imposed, the conditions under which the staff performed their duties were taken into account; and whether ho will explain why the official safe is placed in its present custody.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINWhen any punishment is inflicted all the circumstances are taken into consideration, and it does not appear from the enquiry into the Limerick office that there has been any punishment inflicted there which needs reviewing. The official safe is placed in its present custody because the officer who usually takes charge of it is absent on leave.