§ MR. T W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)To ask the Postmaster General under what circumstances the morning mail which formerly left Moy, county Tyrone, at 8 a.m., was discontinued; whether repeated applications have been made to have the service restored; and if he will consider the claim made by the traders of the town, so that business men may be able to communicate with Belfast and Dublin and have letters and parcels on: the same day.
(Answered by Lord Stanley.) The morning mail from Moy, to which the hon. Member refers, was discontinued seven or eight years ago because the amount of correspondence forwarded by it was too small to justify the expense incurred. Several applications have been received, principally from one resident, for the restoration of the service, but it was not considered that a mail at 8.0. a.m. would be warranted. Further inquiry, however, is now being made with the view of ascertaining whether there has been any recent change in the circumstances, and the result shall be communicated to the hon. Member.