§ MR. ARMITSTEADsaid, he would beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, What means those seamen of the Mercantile Marine who may have claims upon the Greenwich Hospital Fund should adopt to obtain their share of the £4,000 set apart by the Government for their benefit?
§ MR. CHILDERSsaid, in reply, that the allotment of £4,000 to the Mercantile Marine was only proposed by the Bill now before the House, and, until it 746 became law, seamen would not have any means of making claims. When it had passed, the Admiralty would communicate with the Board of Trade, and make arrangements under which seamen would be able to apply if they were qualified according to the regulations.