§ 34. Mr. WATERSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state 2414 the entire amount paid up to date in the shape of pension to Earl Nelson and his successors under the Statute of George III, c. 146?
§ Sir R. HORNE£5,000 a year since the date of the statutory grant after the battle of Trafalgar.
§ Sir R. HORNEThat is a totally different question.
§ Mr. WATERSONIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware of the reply that was elicited last week, and will he give a reply to the question which I have now put on the Order Paper, as to what is the total amount that has been paid since its inception?
§ Sir R. HORNESurely my hon. Friend is quite competent to make the multiplication by the number of years since the Battle of Trafalgar.
§ Mr. HOGGEWill the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Leader of the House consider whether this pension cannot now be commuted?