§ Mr. JOHN ROCHEasked the Postmaster-General whether Miss Lavan, who was recently appointed postmistress of Portumna, county Galway, has been removed, and some other person appointed in her place or about being so, without notice to the general public interested or any public man of the district; and whether, when notice had been given when a vacancy was created a few months ago by the retirement of the late postmaster, Mr. Lavan, he had received a memorial signed by most of the traders in the district and public men, requesting the appointment of Miss Morrissey, and also a memorial signed by the people and the authorities in her favour from the Craughwell district, where she is at present engaged in the post office; and, as the memorial states that she has given entire atisfaction, whether he will explain why the opinions of the inhabitants and representative have been ignored, and the office filled up without notice to anyone?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI have found it necessary for disciplinary reasons to remove Miss Lavan from the situation of sub-postmistress of Portumna; but no one has yet been appointed to succeed her. I received and duly considered various recommendations and memorials on behalf of Miss Morrissey and other candidates before I selected Miss Lavan, and I am prepared to reconsider them now that the question of filling the situation has again arisen.