§ Mr. ARCHDALEasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in May, 1914, the postmaster of Abbeyleix, Queen's County, asked for a transfer to-another office, owing to having contracted a bad attack of rheumatism there, that he furnished two medical certificates, one from the official medical officer and another from an independent doctor, recommending a change owing to the dampness of the locality, that he appealed to the Postmaster-General, who promised that the question of transfer would be considered if he applied for a suitable office; whether anything has been done in the matter; and, if not, whether he will now transfer this officer to a more healthy-place, seeing that he is still a martyr to this disease?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHThe Sub-Postmaster's applications for appointment to other vacant offices have been duly considered, but in view of the claims of other applicants it has not yet been possible to arrange a suitable transfer for him. Any further applications which he may make will receive full consideration, but I regret that I cannot give a definite promise of immediate transfer.