§ MR. BARRIEI beg to ask the Postmaster-General what was the cost of the Post Office services in Ireland for 1895, 1900, and 1905; and what was the revenue from those services during the same years.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe information cannot be given for the Calendar years, but for the financial years ending on the 31st March, it is as follows:—
| Year. | Expenditure. | Revenue. |
| £ | £ | |
| 1894–5 | 800,980 | 763,647 |
| 1899–1900 | 1,029,120 | 877,971 |
| 1904–5 | 1,172,264 | 1,000,971 |