§ Mr. O'LEARYasked the Postmaster-General if the railway company withdrew 1331W the train by which the early mail up to 1st December was conveyed to Ban try because the Post Office refused to pay the company a fair and reasonable price; whether the company is still prepared to run the train as formerly for a reasonable figure; and whether the Post Office authorities will now approach the company with a view of adjusting differences and restoring the former train and mail service to Bantry, seeing that the present arrangement is causing much dissatisfaction and inconvenience to the public generally.
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§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHThe Cork, Bandon, and South Coast Railway Company desired to reduce the services rendered to the Post Office without equvai lent reduction of remuneration. This could not be agreed to, and the company then determined the mail contract and revised the train service to suit their own convenience. Such trains as the company provide are being used for mails, except that, as the hon. Member was informed on 30th November, the mails for Bantry are being conveyed by road from Drimo-league.