§ Mr. KINGasked the Secretary to the Treasury how many persons, who had previously applied for but had been refused old age pensions, have under the Old Age Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1911, received pensions; and whether, with the view of securing that no person now entitled should be deprived through ignorance of the Act of 1911, he will order all pension officers to inquire into cases in which pensions had been refused to applicants before the passing of the amending statute?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThere are no records available which would enable me to give the information asked for in the first part of the question. I fear it would not be possible to adopt the suggestion made in the second part.