§ Mr. WATTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the case of Catherine Kane, who served eleven years as a female warder in Holloway Gaol, and whose health so suffered in the performance of her duties there that she had to abandon the work; whether he is aware that she is now incapacitated from all work and has nothing beyond the pension of £11 16s. 8d. to subsist on; and will he take any action to increase this allowance?
§ Mr. McKENNACatherine Kane was superannuated from the service in May, 1913, owing to deafness and hernia. Neither of these resulted from the nature of her duties. The pension of £11 16s. 8d. was awarded on a basis of 10¾ years' service. There is no power to increase the pension.