§ MR. PICKERSGILL (Bethnal Green, S.W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, with reference to the item of £10 in the Additional Estimate, Class VII., under the heading "S. Eateen: Compensation for wrongful conviction," will he state under what circumstances this compensation is paid?
§ MR. HANBURYSamuel Eateen was convicted on a charge of stealing coal and underwent imprisonment for 14 days in default of payment of a fine. It was subsequently established that the conviction had been obtained by perjured evidence. Eateen was granted a free pardon, and the Treasury, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State, agreed to award him a sum of £10 as compensation for wrongful conviction. The money was applied for Eateen's benefit under direction of the Secretary of State.