§ Mr. KAVANAGHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state what evidence of age, in the case of an application for an old age pension, will satisfy the Local Government Board, where neither 2302 birth certificate, marriage certificate, nor entry in the Census Return for 1841 or 1851, is forthcoming; and whether the sworn declaration of the applicant and the testimony of two reliable witnesses would be sufficient?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)In the absence of a certificate of birth, baptism, or marriage, or of an entry in the Census Returns, the Local Government Board are prepared to consider any evidence that may be submitted to them; but they cannot undertake to lay down any general rule as to what evidence they could regard as sufficient to establish the age of persons claiming pensions.