§ Mr. O'DOWDasked the Postmaster-General whether the mails arriving at Ballymote, County Sligo, by the 10.30 a.m. mail train from Dublin were until recently conveyed by bicycle from Ballymote to Chaffpool, viâ Bunnanadden, a distance of 10 miles, the postman returning in time for the up-train in the afternoon; if so, whether he is aware of the inconvenience caused to cattle dealers, traders, and the general public by the discontinuance of a service which was of such importance to them; and whether, under the circumstances and in view of the small saving effected, he will have this service restored as heretofore.
Mr. PEASEThe day mail service to and from Chaffpool was withdrawn in March last as part of the general policy of restricting postal facilities, under which many districts of not less importance in all parts of the United Kingdom have had their deliveries and collections reduced to one a day. I regret that there are no sufficient grounds on which I should be justified in making an exception in this case.