§ MR. WHITMORE (Chelsea)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, considering the smallness of the money allowance received by the pensioners of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, he can see his way to arrange with the Commissioners of the Hospital for the free distribution amongst the pensioners of some portion of the tobacco seized as contraband, and which is now destroyed?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSCHEN,) St. George's, Hanover SquareI am afraid I cannot add anything to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Salisbury in March in a similar case, that I could not see my way to distribute the contraband tobacco as suggested.