§ Mr. FETHERSTONHAUGHasked the Chief Secretary on what grounds the Local Government Board reversed the decision of the pension committee and disallowed the claim to an old age pension of Mr. Irvine Hamilton, Ballinamallard, county Fermanagh; and, as Mr. Hamilton has, since the decision of the Local Government Board, met with an accident which disables him from work, can the question of his pension be reviewed or a new claim considered?
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§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Local Government Board disallowed this man's claim on the ground that his income exceeded the limit prescribed by the Act. It is not open to the Board to reconsider their decision, but, if the claimant thinks he can show that the ground of disqualification no longer exists, it is open to him to make a fresh claim.