Major NEWMANasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of his failing eyesight and the increase in the cost of living, he can increase the pension of 2s. l0d. per diem awarded in 1875, after twenty-eight years' service, to John Anderson, a Crimean veteran, aged eighty-five, and an ex-warrant officer of the Royal Artillery, and resident at 52, Bowes Road, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, N. 13?
§ Mr. FORSTERThis veteran is receiving the full benefit of the Regulations, and I regret that it is not possible to increase his pension from public funds.