HC Deb 20 March 1911 vol 23 cc190-1W
Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many years the old Seamen Pensioner Reserve were paid from Greenwich Hospital funds on attaining the age of fifty; and what was the average number so paid each year up to the time that they were transferred to Naval Vote?

Mr. McKENNA

The reply to the first part of the Noble Lord's question is sixteen years, and to the latter part, approximately, 246.

Lord CHARLES BERESFORD

also asked how many years the old Seamen Pensioner Reserve, who are now embodied in the Royal Fleet Reserve, have been paid the fivepence a day augmentation from Greenwich Hospital on attaining the age of fifty-five years; and what has been the average number a year transferred to the funds up to the 1st April, 1910?

Mr. McKENNA

The reply to the first part of the Noble Lord's question is eighteen years, and to the latter part 168.