HC Deb 18 May 1863 vol 170 cc1836-7
MR. LIDDELL

said, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, Whether it is true that the late Accountant General has been in the receipt of £300 per annum from the funds of Greenwich Hospital; and, if so, what duties on account of the Hospital he performed; whether his successor continues to receive the same salary and to perform the same duties; and, if not, what arrangements are made for the proper auditing of the Prize Accounts, and under what authority the remuneration for the performance of such duties is charged upon the Revenues of Greenwich Hospital?

LORD CLARENCE PAGET

In answer to my hon. Friend, Sir, I have to say, that Sir Richard Bromley late Accountant General of the Navy, enjoyed a sum of £300 per annum on account of duties, which I believe were onerous, performed by him in connection with auditing the Prize Accounts; but that money was not taken from the funds of Greenwich Hospital, but from a fund created by a charge on all Prize Monies for various contingencies, future claims, and other matters.

MR. LIDDELL

But those funds belong to Greenwich Hospital?

LORD CLARENCE PAGET

No; they had nothing whatever to do with Greenwich Hospital. They were naval prize monies, bounties, and other monies, of which an annual account was laid before Parliament; and if the hon. Member will look to that paper, he will find amongst the items a sum of £300 paid to the Auditor of the Prize Accounts. That was the sum paid to Sir Richard Bromley. My hon. Friend also asks what are the intentions of the Admiralty in respect to the future. The question who should be the Auditor of the Prize Accounts, and likewise what salary he should receive, is now under the consideration of the Government.