§ MR. MAJENDIE (Portsmouth)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty, with reference to the statement he made to the House on the 16th August last,†regarding the list then in preparation of persons entitled to Naval prize money, whether he can now state what is the exact period covered by the list; what is the aggregate number of persons whose names are set forth in such list; what is the aggregative amount of the sums ready for distribution; and whether the list contains the names of any of the Royal Marines, or only those of the Officers and crew of the vessels engaged in the operations for which prize money was sanctioned, who have failed or omitted to draw the amounts due to them.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe list referred to by my hon. friend will, when completed, cover the period of the China War of 1856, down to the date of the last Slave capture in May, 1897. I cannot at present tell the number of persons who will be included in the list when complete, but the numbers in that portion of the list
†See (4) Debates, xcix, 1147.361 covering the period from 1856 to 1860 is about 3,090. The aggregate amount available for distribution in respect of the period from 1856 to 1860 is £6,980. Only those officers and men of the Royal Marines who did duty on board His Majesty's ships are included in the list, those who acted in concert with the Army at Canton, received prize money out of the fund assigned to the Army, and are dealt with by Chelsea Hospital. I may add that it is hoped that the list may be completed in about two months from the present time, but the work is exceedingly laborious and full of detail.