§ The Report of the Committee on Supply was brought up. 1142 On the proposed item of 155,905l. for Superannuations for Officers employed in the Civil Departments of the Navy being read,
Mr. Humewished to know whether the right hon. Baronet had made inquiry into the correctness of his statement, that one individual was in the enjoyment of two superannuations.
Sir James Grahamadmitted, that the hon. Member's statement was correct; but he had found in the records of the Admiralty, a Letter from the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, strongly reprobating such a practice; yet stating that it would be a hardship, when many others enjoyed the double pension, not to continue in the case of one individual, what was the general custom. He promised during the Easter recess to take the subject into consideration; and he hoped the hon. Member would not make any objection to the grant at present.
Mr. Humesaid, he should withdraw all opposition to the grant, in consideration of the promise just given by the right hon. Baronet.
§ The Report agreed to.