§ MR. JAMES O'CONNOR (Wicklow, W.)To ask the Postmaster - General whether he can state the reasons for the 11 delay on telegraph messages from Dublin in connection with the motor race on 2nd July; whether he can also state the amount of money received for Press telegrams on this occasion, and the cost of the special arrangements in connection with the race.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) I much regret to find that in spite of the special arrangements that were made serious delay occurred in the transmission of telegrams between Dublin and London on the occasion of the automobile race on 2nd July. I am investigating the cause. Particulars of the receipts and expenditure on the occasion are not at present available.