§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General if he will issue a Return giving particulars of the services, qualifications, and records of the sorting clerks and telegraphists who applied for the position of postmaster of Killucan, to which he has recently appointed a messenger in the secretary's office in Dublin; and whether, seeing that the rank of messenger is inferior to that of sorting clerk and telegraphist, he will state what opportunity a man of this rank has to qualify himself for the duties of postmaster.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe messenger whom I appointed to be postmaster of Killucan was formerly employed in the parcel office, and had a good knowledge of sorting and parcel work. He had also acquired a knowledge of telegraphy in his own time and at his own expense. All the applications were carefully considered, and I am not prepared to give the Return suggested.