§ 42. Mr. GROVESasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will inquire into the circumstances attending the despatch of a money order for £13 7s. 4d. from the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Winchester, to C. Lincoln, of 13, Jefferson Street, Bow, under such conditions that the order went astray and was cashed by some other person; whether it is the practice for depots to despatch such money settlements to ex-service men by money order, only citing the man's initial and not his full name; and whether, as in this case the practice has led to the loss of the money, he will reimburse the man to the full amount and make such arrangements for future payment that no such order misdirected in the post can be cashed by the mere signing of a part name?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Douglas Hacking)I have ascertained that a money order for the amount quoted was correctly despatched on 12th April to the address given by Corporal Lincoln. The suggestion appears to be that some other person cashed the order by giving the name of this reservist and of the remitter at the local Post Office. When I have the full facts before me I will have the claim considered.