§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury, how many retired officials of the Exchequer and Audit Department are paid pensions out of the Consolidated Fund, the gross amount so received by these officials, and whether this amount is clearly stated in the Estimates.
(Answered by Mr. McKenna.) There is only one pension so paid. The amount of this pension is £1,333 6s. 8d. The Estimates provide only for payments charged on the annual Votes of Parliament, not for payments charged directly on the Consolidated Fund. The latter payments are shown in detail in the annual finance accounts.