§ MR. J. G. WEIRI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether provision will be made for the widows and orphans of the 48 men who lost their lives in November last through the foundering of a boat of H.M.S. Edgar?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTYThe widows and children of the men who lost their lives through the foundering of the boat of Her Majesty's ship Edgar will receive the usual pensions and allowances fixed by the regulations for such sad occurrences. So far as is known at present only four of the men left widows or children.
§ MR. WEIRSome of the sailors had mothers and sisters dependent on them, and I should like to know whether their cases will be considered?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTYThe question generally will be considered in the same way as other cases arising from loss of life. The recommendations lay down the scale precisely.
§ CAPTAIN BETHELLasked whether the Admiralty proposed to bring this case more especially under the consideration of those who administered the Greenwich Hospital or the various other funds which could be devoted to such purposes?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTYNo decision has been taken with regard to that.