§ at Somerset House, and what is their scale of salary; and, with regard to the Secretary's Office and the Accountant—General's Office at the Customs House, by what class of clerk, and at what salary, is the work performed, which is of similar nature or importance to that done by the aforesaid assistant clerks at Somerset House.
§ (Answered by Mr. Runciman.) The Answer to the first part of the Question is as follows:—
§ to the statement by Mr. C. II. Dent, General Manager, Great Southern and Western Railway, that the Postmaster—General does not allow passengers to travel with the mails when the service requisitioned is an exclusively Irish one; and on what ground he imposes such restriction which, as Mr. Dent states, does not exist in the case of services which include cross—channel mails.
§ (Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I have seen a copy of the statement referred to; and, as I promised the hon. Member a few days ago, I am in communication with the railway company with the view of making an arrangement under which passengers may be allowed to use the mail trains in question.