§ MR. MURNAGHAN (Tyrone, Mid)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he can state 435 it the number of officers to whom superannuation allowances under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896, were paid in each of the years ended at Michaelmas, 1899 and 1900; the total amount of the annual allowances granted to those officers; and the sum paid in respect of such allowances during each of those years; and also the amount of the contributions made by the officers during each of the years ended at Lady Day, 1898 and 1899.
§ MR. WALTER LONGThe number of officers to whom superannuation allowances under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896, were paid in each of the years ended at Michaelmas, 1899 and 1900, was 1,040 and about 1,340. The annual allowances granted to those officers amounted in the aggregate to £60,054 in the former year and about £74,500 in the latter; and the sums actually paid in respect of such allowances during each of those years was £51,464 and about £67,300. The amount of the contributions made by the officers during the years ended at Lady Day, 1898 and 1899, was £47,465 and £49,140 respectively.