§ MR. FERRANDsaid, he rose to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, Why the widows of engineers in the Royal Navy are not entitled to pensions equally with the widows of Assistant Surgeons, considering that the Engineers do not enter the service as boys and receive an education like officers of the same rank, including Second Masters and Assistant Paymasters?
LORD CLARENCE PAGETsaid, in reply, that the proposal on the subject which had been made to the Admiralty on behalf of the widows of Engineers was under consideration. He must, however, guard himself against being supposed to give any pledge that their petition would be granted.