§ 15. Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked the Postmaster-General if his attention has been directed to the fact that frequent delays take place in the delivery of letters in Armagh and other towns in the North of Ireland, and that the Post Office 808 officials profess inability to explain the cause; and if he will direct inquiry to be made whether the railway service is at fault and take steps to obviate delays which cause inconvenience to the public?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELApplication has recently been made for acceleration of the mails for Armagh and other places in the North of Ireland, and I am inquiring into the matter. During the month of March the arrival of mails from England viâ Holyhead and Kingstown has been somewhat later than usual, owing chiefly to bad weather, heavy Easter passenger traffic, and heavy transfers of American mails.