§ Mr. SLOANasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that the widow of ex-Sergeant Cluff, of the Royal Irish Constabulary, who died last March, paid into the Constabulary Force Fund for 59 years, and that all his widow has received from this fund is £63 13s. 6d.; and whether, in view of the fact that this fund is for the widows and orphans of deceased officers, and the fact that the late Sergeant Cluff was a subscriber for 59 years, he will recommend a further grant to the family of the deceased officer?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLI am informed by the Constabulary authorities that there is no power under the rules of the Fund to increase the grant to this pensioner's widow, which was calculated as follows: 5 per cent. on £l,105 15s. 2d., being the total amount of pay received by him when in the force, together with one-half per cent. on the total amount of pension (£l,677 7s. 1d.) drawn by him since his retirement. The total amount which he subscribed to the fund during his lifetime was £27 14s. 6d.