§ 69. Mr. BRADYasked the Postmaster General why the mails from England which arrived at Kingstown at 6.50 a.m. on Tuesday, 26th July, last were not delivered in the city of Dublin for more than six hours afterwards?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. J. Pease)When the mail boat is later than 6.15 a.m. in reaching Kingstown special arrangements have been made for the delivery in Dublin of the correspondence which it conveys. On Tuesday, 25th July, the Packet arrived at Kingstown at 6.53, but through some misunderstanding the usual intimation was not given when the boat was sighted from Kingstown. It was assumed in Dublin there must have been some kind of mishap, and the postmen were therefore dispatched on the first delivery at 7 a.m. without waiting for the arrival of the English mail. The correspondence, however, was distributed by the mid-day delivery.
§ Mr. BRADYWas the delivery withheld to await the arrival of English mails coming to Dublin by a route other than the main route?