§ MR. GENT-DAVIS (Lambeth, Kennington)asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Whether the Board of Admiralty is prepared to increase the amount given from the funds of Greenwich Hospital for age pensions; and whether it proposes to improve the investments of the Greenwich Hospital Fund?
§ MR. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (A LORD of the ADMIRALTY) (Sheffield, Ecclesall)Under the present Administration the amount distributed in Greenwich Age Pensions has been in- 485 creased from £71,256 to £78,650, an increase of over £7,000. The expenditure on special pensions has also been largely increased. Within the past year the income of Greenwich Hospital has been increased by £4,000 a-year by the re-investment of £580,000.