§ MR. E. H. BAYLEY (Camberwell, N.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that a schooner, the Forest Oak, was wrecked off the coast of Essex on Wednesday, 16th January, and the crew rescued in an exhausted condition by the volunteer lifeboat, True to the Core, but that the lifeboat crew have received no compensation, whereas the crew of the National Institution boat, which arrived too late to be of service, have received £2 5s. each; and, whether the Board of Trade will grant a reward to the crew of the True to the Core?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. J. BRYCE, Aberdeen, S.)My attention has been called to the case to which my hon. Friend refers, and the Board of Trade are making inquiries with a view to deciding whether it is a proper one for reward. I am not aware whether the crew of the National Lifeboat Institution boat have received any reward. That is a matter entirely for the institution itself. They have received nothing from the Board of Trade.