§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Postmaster-General whether the postmastership of Limerick, with an annual salary of £480 a year attached to it, is now vacant, or is about to become vacant; whether he is aware that the postmastership of this city has not been held by an Irishman for several years past; and whether, before selecting the best qualified candidate for the future postmastership of this place, he will give some consideration to the claims of applicants in Ireland.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) The answer to each point of the 'Question is in the affirmative.