§ Return ordered, "showing—
§ A.—Number of seamen and marines, according to latest returns, in re- 1534 ceipt of the 5d. a day Greenwich Age Pension, and of those eligible on account of age and character but who have not yet been awarded it; to include men pensioned for life on account of injury or disability.
§ B.—Number of seamen and marines, according to latest Returns, in receipt of the increased age pension of 9d. a day, and of those eligible on account of age (viz., 65) and character, but who have not yet been awarded it.
| C.— | Total annual cost of pensions in force | £ |
| Capitalised estimated value of the pensions in force, supposing them to represent 2¾per cent. on a sum invested in Government Securities | £ | |
| D.— | Estimated annual official cost of paying such pensions | £ |
| E.— | Approximate number of seamen and marines who entered before 1878, when the number of age pensions was by Order in Council limited to 7,500, and the approximate years in which they will attain the age of 55:— |
§ F.—Average number of deaths during the past three years amongst the pensioners in receipt of the age mid increased age pensions."—(Lord Charles Beresford.)