§ Mr. JOYCEasked the Postmaster-General whether he has received a memorial from the inhabitants of Ballysimon, county Limerick, relative to the closing of the post office in that place; has his attention been called to the hardship that this would entail on the people of this locality; how many miles is it from this place to the nearest post office; how long had the post office been established at Ballysimon; and whether, taking into account the inconvenience and loss to the business people and the hardship it would entail on the aged men and women who are in receipt of old age pensions, he will reconsider the matter with the view of reopening this post office?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Sydney Buxton)I have received the memorial, and am having inquiry made on the subject. I will communicate the result to my hon. Friend.