§ MR. LUTTRELL (Devonshire, Tavistock)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in the case of a master recently dismissed from the Royal Naval Engineering College at Devonport, solely with the view to the winding up of that college, the award of £99 3s. 4d. a year as a pension was made by the Treasury on a full and unfettered consideration of the circumstances of his particular case or under the limitations of some, and what, departmental rule.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HOBHOUSE,) Bristol, E.The award was made under Section. 7 of the Superannuation Act, 1859 (the provisions of which are permissive in character), after a full consideration of all the circumstances of the case. It was made by the Treasury 282 in the exercise of their discretion under that section, due regard being had to the practice of previous Boards of Treasury in dealing with similar cases in recent years.