§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.)asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether his attention has been directed to the case of George Williams, a pensioner, formerly of the 9th Foot, who, on June 8, 1887, was informed by the Royal Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital, with the assent of the Secretary of State for War, that his claim to an additional 1 d. a-day had been recognized as well-founded, and that the necessary instructions would be issued for payment of arrears from May 9, 1865, to December 31, 1885, exclusive of the period from July 1 to November 1, 1879, during which he was in Chelsea Hospital; whether the Treasury have caused the money so promised to be withheld; and, if so, whether in view of the fact that the pensioner was not responsible for the accumulation of the arrears, and of the official letter promising payment, and of all the other circumstances of the case he will direct that the Treasury decision shall be re-con-considered.
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSOHEN) (St. George's, Hanover Square)There has been a difference of opinion between the Treasury and War Office with respect to this case; but I have been looking personally into it, and I have good 1126 hopes of being able to arrive at a satisfactory settlement of it.