§ Mr. Knox Cunninghamasked the Attorney-General whether, in connection with the forty-seven claims for loss of life in actions for limitation of liability during 1957 in England and Wales, he will state the several amounts, totalling £163,076, awarded by the Admiralty Court in the references and the several sums, totalling £30,442, respectively, available to meet such amounts.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe forty-seven claims were assessed at seven references, and the amounts awarded and available for payment for each of these references were as follows:
References Number of Claims Total amounts awarded Amount of Limitation Fund available to meet the amounts awarded £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 4 17,378 0 0 5,109 11 11 1 8 28,002 0 0 4,646 11 11 1 6 14,479 0 0 2,314 18 4 1 9 42,876 0 0 3,684 4 9 1 5 10,439 0 0 7,428 16 0 1 12 38,427 0 0 6,535 1 1 1 3 11,475 0 0 723 7 9 7 47 163,076 0 0 30,442 11 9