Mr. MALONEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Admiralty have under consideration the question of providing pensions for widows and orphans of men of the Royal Navy?
§ Sir J. CRAIGI cannot do better than quote the reply given by the Admiralty to a request put forward through the Welfare Committee on this subject:—"The Board cannot but feel that this is a natural aspiration on the part of the men of the Navy, but the question cannot be dealt with as one affecting the Navy only, and, apart from all other considerations, financial reasons prevent its being proceeded with."