§ MR. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether it is the intention of the Post Office authorities in London to send over to Ireland during the King's visit to that country a staff of telegraphists from England; and, if so, whether, seeing that the telegraph work in connection with that visit could be as efficiently and more economically per-formed by a staff drawn from the men engaged on such work in Ireland, he can see his way to take such steps as will prevent such a reflection being cast on a competent body of Irish public civil servants.
LORD STANLEYIt will be necessary on the occasion 'of His Majesty's visit to Ireland to supplement the telegraph staff in Ireland by staff from England. The amount of Press work in connection with the Royal visit will, as on the former occasion, be more than the Irish staff can cope with unaided. It is the invariable custom to supplement the local staff during race meetings, such as those which will take place during the King's visit, by a special staff accustomed to deal with such work.
§ MR. NANNETTIWhat was the experience in the case of the international 691 motor race. Did not the Irish telegraphists do the work then without the aid of imported English telegraphists?
LORD STANLEYI only know there were many complaints of the absolute failure to deal with the Press work, and I am taking care that that shall not occur again.