75. Captain O'NEILLasked the Postmaster-General whether he can arrange for an afternoon postal delivery at Carnlough, county Antrim, similar to that now established for the neighbouring village of Glenarm?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThere is an afternoon delivery at Carnlough to callers, commencing at 1.45 p.m. I am inquiring whether the circumstances are such as to justify delivery by a postman being made at that hour, and I will communicate with the hon. and gallant Member.
76. Mr. CATHCART WASONasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that the boat mail service between North Ronald-shay and Sanday is attended with much danger to life and property and that often it takes many hours, owing to the heavy tides, to perform the short trip; and if he will ascertain what additional costs would be involved if he insisted that the boat carrying the mails was provided with adequate motor power?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe sailing boat used for this service is not suitable for conversion to a motor boat, and the estimated additional cost of providing a motor boat would greatly exceed any sum which I should be justified in expending. Even if the financial difficulty did not exist there are physical difficulties at North Ronaldshay which preclude the use of a motor boat.
77. Mr. CATHCART WASONasked the Postmaster-General whether the arrangements he has made for the conveyance of mails from Inverness by the 10.30 p.m. from Inverness, and thence from Avie more, stipulates for any means of passenger conveyance?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe arrangement I have made is for the conveyance of mails only. I have no power to require the Highland Railway Company to provide for the conveyance of passengers. The train between Aviemore and Perth is a goods train.
§ Mr. H. SMITHIn any rearrangement of the mail trains which the right hon. Gentleman sees fit to make, will he study the convenience of hon. Members from Scotland who desire to reach the House at 4.15 in the afternoon?