§ CAPTAIN PRICE (Devonport)I beg to ask the Lord of the Admiralty what is the sum estimated for payment of Greenwich Ago Pensions to seamen between the ages of 50 and 55, who belong to the Seamen Pensioner Reserve, and what number of pensioners, eligible under the regulations for age pensions, 342 are now unable to receive them by reason of the fund not being sufficient?
A LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT,) Sheffield, EccleshallThe charge to Greenwich Hospital funds on account of age pensions to 446 men between 50 and 55 years of age belonging to the Seamen Pensioner Reserve is £3,389 12s. a year. The number of pensioners over 55 years of age who are not in receipt of Greenwich age pensions is about 2,800.