§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether he can state the result of his inquiries into the allegation of the hon. Member for Mid. Armagh, that a postman attached to the-Portadown office was found lying in a state of intoxication when in charge of a mail-bag?
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONAfter careful inquiry I find that the postman referred to was not under the influence of drink, but was incapacitated from another cause. The postman in question has a clear record and bears an excellent character; and the case will not be recorded against him.
§ MR. LONSDALEWas inquiry made of the railway officials?
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONFull inquiry was made into the facts.
§ MR. MACVEAGHI think the hon. Member for Mid. Armagh owes some expression of regret to the man for bringing a charge proved to be absolutely false. He would be afraid to make a like statement outside the House.