§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Postmaster-General whether he can state how many postmasters and secretaries and superior officers have been imported into Ireland from Great Britain; and how many Irish officials have been promoted to similar positions in Great Britain.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I deprecate the comparison implied in the hon. Member's Question, since it suggests a separation, which fortunately does not exist between the Post Office service in Great Britain and Ireland. I find that in the years 1904 and 1905 seven officers employed in Great Britain were appointed to postmasterships in Ireland, and five officers employed in Ireland were appointed to postmasterships in Great Britain.