§ BARON DIMSDALE(for Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN) (Kent, Faversham)asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, Whether he will inquire into the case of Captain Kennedy, who, 197 with the exception of the gift of £100 in 1864, has received no compensation, pecuniary or otherwise, for his great services to this country by the discovery of the most direct North-West Passage, and who now, owing to loss of property and ill-health, is incapacitated for any of the active duties of life.
§ THE FIRST LORD (Lord GEORGE HAMILTON) (Middlesex, Ealing)Mr. Kennedy's case is not one with which the Admiralty can deal. This gentleman is not a naval officer, and has not been employed by the Admiralty; nor are his services in connection with the exploration of the Arctic Regions, which consist mainly in the discovery of Bellot Strait, of sufficient importance to the Navy to justify a recommendation that a grant should be made to him from Naval Funds.