§ MR. SCHWANNI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether it would be possible to obtain from the Royal Patriotic Fund, or Undistributed Prize Money, or Deceased Soldiers' Estate Fund (which latter came from the ranks and might fairly go back to them), or from some other source, a sufficient sum to provide pensions for the 600 veterans whose claims could not be satisfied owing to the smallness of the amount set apart to meet the applications of this deserving body of men?
§ * MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANNo, Sir; the funds referred to are not available. The application of their proceeds is regulated by Statute, and they cannot be diverted to any other purpose.