§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the reasons why admission to the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, is refused to illegitimate children; and whether he can see his way to abrogate this Regulation?
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§ Mr. AMMONThe Admiralty are ad vised that the Greenwich Hospital Charter and the Greenwich Hospital Acts which govern them in their action as trustees cannot, as a matter of law, be interpreted as admitting illegitimate children to benefits.