Lieut.-Commander NORMAN CRAIGasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the case of Mrs. Winn, widow of the late postmaster at Sandwich; whether he is aware that Mr. Winn was for thirty years in Government service and has left a widow and two children totally unprovided for; whether there is any fund from which a pension or compassionate allowance can be granted in such a case; and, if not, whether he will consider the advisability of seeking statutory powers to grant relief in cases of this kind?
§ Mr. ILLINGWORTHMr. Winn's legal representatives were awarded a gratuity of about £200 in respect of his Post Office service. This sum was at the maximum rate payable on death under the Superannuation Acts, which apply to the whole Civil Service, and I regret that 1867W there is no fund from which a pension or further gratuity could be awarded to Mrs. Winn.