§ Sir ROBERT HAMILTON(by Private Notice) asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the great inconvenience caused by the reduction of the normal mail services to Orkney and Shetland, and whether he can direct their immediate resumption in full, and particularly of the daily service across the Pentland Firth?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI regret any inconvenience caused, but, as I have already informed the hon. Member in correspondence, the answer to the last part of the question must be in the negative.
§ Sir R. HAMILTONCan the right hon. Gentleman say if the subsidy that is paid to the steamship company is in any way dependent on the price of coal?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI should require notice of that question.