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THE EARL OF SELBORNE had the following Notice on the Paper—
To ask His Majesty's Government whether it is true that they have set up a Prize Claims Committee to consider of a distribution to individuals, whose claims have been rejected by the Prize Court, of portions of Prize Money; and if so, whether he can inform the House what are its qualifications, and what cases in respect of what vessels and of what persons are now under consideration by that Committee; and whether it is intended that while all Prize Money is withheld from the officers and men of the Navy, part of it shall be distributed to persons selected by the Prize Court Committee.
The noble Earl said: My Lords, the noble Marquess who leads the House has asked
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me to defer this Question, for he is not able to be here to-day, nor would he find it, I understand, convenient to answer the Question yet. I also understand from the message I received that he will be good enough to let me know as soon as he is in a position to answer it. I hope that there will not be great delay, because the question involved is one of considerable importance.