CAPTAIN PRICEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether the question of a pension fund for the widows of seamen and marines has been considered by him and with what result?
§ MR. W. H. SMITHSir, the Question has been submitted to Mr. Finlaison, the Actuary of the National Debt Office, and he has reported that on the basis of 20,000 members, each paying 1s. 8d. a-month, a Government contribution of £130,000 a-year in perpetuity would be required to pay pensions of £20 a-year to widows. I shall be exceedingly glad to lay the Papers upon the Table, if my hon. and gallant Friend will move for them.