HC Deb 17 August 1909 vol 9 cc1077-8
Mr. JEREMIAH MacVEAGH

asked the Postmaster-General what other occupation is followed by James Steel, sub-postmaster at Mosside, county Antrim; how far distant from Ballintoy is Mosside; and under which Government was Steel appointed sub-postmaster?

Mr. SYDNEY BUXTON

Mr. Steele, the Sub-Postmaster of Mosside, county Antrim, is a publican, grocer and farmer. Mosside is 7½ miles from Ballintoy. The sub-postmaster was appointed in 1879.

Mr. JEREMIAH MacVEAGH

Did the temperance enthusiasts in county Antrim, who protested against the appointment at Ballintoy, protest against the appointment of a Unionist publican as postmaster?

Mr. SYDNEY BUXTON

I have no information on that point.