§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Dominick Hogan, an Army pensioner about seventy-seven years of age, who enlisted in 1842 in the 64th Regiment and served over twenty-two years, fifteen years of which was foreign service, and who holds a medal and clasp for service in Persia, medal and clasp for service in the Indian Mutiny, and also a medal and clasp for service in China; and also holds a discharge of good character and conduct, after serving in twenty-six general and 100 other engagements, and 693 having been over eight years in active service and action; whether he is aware that Hogan was discharged in 1864 on a pension of 8½d. per day; whether Hogan is entitled, under the Soldiers' Deferred Pension Act, to an extra pension of 4d. per day, he having served over twenty-one years, and having attained the age of sixty years; and whether, owing to Hogan's long service and distinguished career, the War Office authorities will now consider his case with the view of increasing substantially his present pension of 8½d. per day.
MR. J. POWELL-WILLIAMSAs I have already told the hon. Member, the case has been repeatedly considered, and Hogan receives the full pension to which his service entitles him.
§ MR. FLAVINAm I to understand from the hon. Gentleman that these Army pensioners will be used as an advertisement for recruiting in the Army in Ireland?
§ [No answer was returned.]