§ Mr. LUNDONasked on what grounds the Local Government Board rejected the claim of John Bovenizer, of Kilfinane, county Limerick, to an old age pension; was the pension officer satisfied that the applicant was not seventy; whether the date of his father's marriage, according to the register, goes back more than seventy-five years and the old inhabitants of the town certified that John Bovenizer was the oldest child; and, in view of this case, will an inspector be sent down to look into the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLJohn Bovenizer's claim for an old age pension was rejected on the grounds that he was unable to furnish sufficiently definite proof of age. It appears that his parents were married in August, 1838, but the claimant alleged that he was the second child of the marriage and not the eldest, as stated in the question. It is a fact that the pension officer reported that Bovenizer looked about seventy years of age. As the Local Government Board have decided the claim in question, they cannot reopen consideration of the case, but it is open to the claimant to make a 247W further claim if he considers he has any fresh evidence to bring forward in support of it.