§ MR. GOULDING (Wilts., Devizes)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the dissatisfaction caused by the existing arrangement of sending military pensions in respect of pauper inmates of 1356 lunatic asylums direct to the asylums, the Secretary of State for War will revert to the former practice of paying the pensions to the guardians of the respective unions to which the pensioners are chargeable?
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. J. POWELL WILLIAMS,) Birmingham, S.The arrangement referred to never came into force. It was found that the payment direct to asylums would involve hardship to the families of lunatic soldiers, and the practice of paying the pensions to the guardians was continued, no payments having been paid to the asylums.