11. Captain CRAIGasked whether, under the Government of Ireland Bill, the proposed new Parliament would have power to reverse the practice now in vogue in the postal service of allotting one-half of the vacancies for established postmen to ex-soldiers of the British Army?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIt will be optional with the Irish Government to follow or to depart from the existing practice with regard to the appointment of established postmen.