§ Sir B. FALLEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the reason why an established dockyard employé who sustained injuries whilst on duty which entailed the virtual loss of his left hand in the year 1921, and who was established at the time of the accident, is entitled to a disability pension on superannuation, whilst another established dockyard employé who met with a similar accident with identical consequences in the same year, but who was a hired man at the time of the accident, is only entitled to a bonus of £50 on leaving His Majesty's Dockyard at the age of 60 years?
§ Commander EYRES - MONSELLI assume that my hon. and gallant Friend refers to the cases of two men injured in t he year 1891 in regard to one of which he has already been in communication with me. In the case of injuries not involving total loss of earning capacity which occurred prior to 1st. July, 1.898, the date on which the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, commenced to operate, there is a difference in treatment due to the fact that such cases have to be dealt with under the Superannuation Act of 1887; and one of the provisions of the warrant regulating the awards under that Act is that men unestablished at the date of injury (other than "totally 2077W destroyed" cases) shall be granted a gratuity and not, as in the cases of established men, a pension.