§ VISCOUNT LEWISHAMasked the Secretary of State for War, If he is aware that the additional pension 1320 awarded to Sergeant Instructor Lyne, late of the Royal Marines, under War Office Regulations, which pension he, in October last year, after a delay of over six months, stated would be increased as soon as the necessary Order in Council had been obtained, has not yet been paid; and, whether an Order in Council has only recently been issued, although in October last year the War Office had already submitted the case to the Admiralty, curtly stating that the pension will not be increased; and, if so, what are the reasons assigned by the Admiralty for not complying with the award of the War Office?
§ MR. CAINE(who replied) said: Orders have been issued for the payment to Sergeant Lyne of the additional pension of 8d. a-day. There was a misunderstanding at the Admiralty as to the precise amount of additional pension payable under the Regulations of the War Office, which caused delay; but the additional pension will be awarded retrospectively, so that Sergeant Lyne will not be a loser.