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In the few cases marked * we have had to estimate the number of the recipients, no official information being available.
Department or Service.
From the Army Estimates.
|
No. of Pensioners. |
1886-7. |
1885-6. |
1884-5. |
1883-4. |
1882-3 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
For distinguished services, &c. |
650 |
21,230 |
20,610 |
23,360 |
25,800 |
33,411 |
Half-pay |
246 |
90,000 |
90,000 |
89,000 |
93,500 |
94,907 |
Retired Pay, Gratuities, and Purchase Extinction |
3,350* |
1,403,390 |
1,381,421 |
1,336,098 |
1,314,500 |
860,977 |
Widows and Children |
3,686 |
155,850 |
148,881 |
145,520 |
143,200 |
124,782 |
Pensions for Wounds |
150 |
18,364 |
18,500 |
17,522 |
16,500 |
19,283 |
Chelsea and Kilmainham (In-Pensions) |
874 |
32,740 |
83,570 |
33,674 |
33,377 |
32,989 |
Out-Pensions |
85,000 |
1,782,800 |
1,810,000 |
1,829,000 |
1,777,900 |
1,303,918 |
Superannuations in War Departments |
2,500* |
188,074 |
190,813 |
190,002 |
195,000 |
196,902 |
Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteer Retired Pay |
350 |
50,900 |
49,900 |
50,143 |
48,000 |
36,077 |
Sundries |
|
|
|
|
|
5,344 |
Totals |
96,806 |
£3,743,348 |
£3,743,695 |
£3,714,319 |
£3,647,777 |
£2,708,590 |
From the Navy Estimates.
Half-pay to Naval Officers on Active List |
355 |
81,057 |
96,440 |
99,522 |
106,771 |
110,208 |
Reserved Pay to ditto on Reserved List |
68 |
15,637 |
16,111 |
17,283 |
19,083 |
21,435 |
Retired Pay to ditto on Retired List |
2,053 |
672,933 |
669,835 |
666,532 |
558,906 |
648,847 |
Retired Pay to Marine Officers |
241 |
77,303 |
74,585 |
74,730 |
72,298 |
70,907 |
Commuted retired pay of Officers in Navy and Marines |
500* |
61,020 |
69,480 |
90,910 |
105,262 |
119,291 |
Retiring gratuities to officers |
50* |
5,000 |
5,(XX) |
5,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Pensions for meritorious services |
32 |
6,400 |
6,400 |
6,400 |
6,100 |
6,400 |
Pensions for conspicuous bravery |
27 |
280 |
260 |
260 |
230 |
230 |
Flag officers' retired service pensions |
2 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
To officers of Navy and Marines for injuries |
84 |
6,000 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
7.600 |
7,200 |
To engineers, warrant officers, &c. |
937 |
88,500 |
86,000 |
84,500 |
83,500 |
80,500 |
Relatives of officers slain, &c. |
189 |
13,041 |
14,500 |
14,500 |
10,000 |
12,900 |
Widows of Naval officers |
2,295 |
126,500 |
126,000 |
125,500 |
125,500 |
125,500 |
Widows of Marine officers |
119 |
6,200 |
6,200 |
6,700 |
6,800 |
6,500 |
Compassionate List |
1,501 |
22,500 |
22,500 |
22,500 |
22,500 |
22,500 |
Compensation to Lieutenants of Naval Hospitals |
1 |
81 |
130 |
185 |
265 |
265 |
Pensions to old and disabled officers |
88 |
5,025 |
5,025 |
5,025 |
5,025 |
5,025 |
Pensions to Seamen and Marines |
24,836 |
622,515 |
622,515 |
607,985 |
692,247 |
686,310 |
Compassionate allowances to officers (Navy and Marines) |
5 |
450 |
400 |
400 |
500 |
500 |
Commutation of pensions |
100* |
6,145 |
6,675 |
7,952 |
10,083 |
12,017 |
Pensions to Civil Staff |
680* |
115,587 |
111,000 |
113,000 |
114,800 |
117,500 |
Pensions to artificers, &c. |
8,750* |
150,000 |
148,000 |
141,500 |
139,130 |
132,000 |
Pensions to Coast Guard |
950 |
38,800 |
42,000 |
42,800 |
43,600 |
44,000 |
Special allowances |
20* |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
3,500 |
Contribution to Pension Fund for Metropolitan police &c. |
|
5,398 |
5,070 |
5,070 |
4,788 |
4,408 |
Gratuities to Clerks on retirement |
100* |
13,249 |
13,249 |
13.249 |
13,249 |
13,309 |
Commutation of Civil pensions |
200* |
10,467 |
10,946 |
12,754 |
14,313 |
16,248 |
Totals |
39,228 |
£2,050,688 |
£2,065,421 |
£2,070,857 |
£2,080,050 |
£2,077,830 |
From the Finance Accounts.
Civil List Pensions |
300* |
25,020 |
24,072 |
23,714 |
23,541 |
22,539 |
Royal Family (not including the Sovereign) |
13 |
154,737 |
156,332 |
171,000 |
107,293 |
101,000 |
Naval and Military Services |
13 |
30,856 |
34,423 |
86,554 |
87,631 |
38,167 |
Political and Civil Services |
14 |
18,616 |
18,880 |
17,195 |
18,536 |
20,522 |
Judicial and Civil Services (England) |
24 |
35,499 |
39,803 |
44,574 |
43,462 |
41,226 |
Abolished Legal Offices:— |
(England) Chancery |
1 |
1,146 |
1,146 |
1,180 |
1,460 |
1,966 |
(England) Queen s Bench |
2 |
608 |
815 |
1,312 |
1,909 |
2,311 |
(England) Common Pleas |
1 |
78 |
787 |
1,652 |
1,652 |
1,652 |
(England) Exchequer |
6 |
1,040 |
1,041 |
1,112 |
1,130 |
1,137 |
(England) Requests |
18 |
4,243 |
4,233 |
4,931 |
6,341 |
6,327 |
(England) Marshalsea |
8 |
764 |
795 |
800 |
1,289 |
1,411 |
(England) Ecclesiastical and Prerogative |
300* |
45,430 |
47,638 |
60,156 |
52,339 |
63,412 |
For judicial services (Scotland) |
23 |
8,311 |
7,011 |
6,895 |
7,237 |
6,751 |
Abolished legal offices (Scotland) |
2 |
5 |
5 |
100 |
10 |
10 |
For judicial services (Ireland) |
14 |
17,956 |
21,079 |
21,006 |
25,060 |
22,468 |
Abolished Legal Offices:— |
(Ireland) Chancery |
|
|
|
|
1,875 |
4,284 |
(Ireland) Queen's Bench |
7 |
1,584 |
1,647 |
1,674 |
1,832 |
1,909 |
(Ireland) Common Pleas |
1 |
133 |
133 |
133 |
191 |
360 |
(Ireland) Exchequer |
6 |
685 |
955 |
852 |
936 |
944 |
For diplomatic services prior to April, 1869 |
6 |
5,808 |
6,980 |
7,000 |
7,086 |
8,173 |
To heirs of Penn, Schomberg, and Garth |
|
(commuted) |
1,720 |
6,449 |
6,184 |
6,184 |
To miscellaneous persons |
65 |
6,603 |
6,500* |
7,333 |
8,639 |
9,096 |
(Additional) estimated for commutations |
250 |
51,430 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
7,888 |
|
Totals |
1,074 |
£410,552 |
£385,995 |
£414,622 |
£422,541 |
£411,959 |
From Parliamentary Papers.
Post-office Staff, &c. |
3,394 |
178,010 |
175,479 |
174,343 |
176,826 |
179,759 |
Customs and Coast Guard |
1,660 |
182,697 |
180,103 |
175,285 |
170,955 |
146.878 |
Excise Department |
1,503 |
205,598 |
203,890 |
200.499 |
210,594 |
212.685 |
Irish Constabulary |
5,475 |
280,352 |
270,446 |
262,520 |
243,604 |
217.604 |
Dublin Police |
511 |
32,530 |
30,000 |
29.000 |
28,646 |
29.080 |
Metropolitan Police |
3,704 |
129,000* |
129,000* |
129,754 |
130,433 |
126.108 |
Trustees of Hereditary Pensions Commutations |
12* |
42,642* |
42,642* |
42,642* |
42,642* |
42,642* |
Merchant Seamen's Fund |
600* |
19,200 |
20,600 |
22,000 |
27,067 |
28,422 |
Totals |
16,859 |
£1,070,029 |
£1,052,160 |
£1,036,043 |
£1,039,098 |
£991,420 |
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From the Indian Accounts.
|
No. of Pensioners. |
1884-5. (estimated) |
1883-4. |
1882-3. |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
Superannuations and other allowances in the nature of pensions (Civil Dept.), less contributed by recipients in aid |
3,000* |
2,500,000 |
2,397,800 |
2,203,771 |
Military Department (estimated) |
7,500* |
3,500,000 |
3,500,000 |
3,500,000 |
Totals |
10,500* |
£6,000,000 |
£5,897,800 |
£5,703,771 |
Resumé |
|
1886-7. |
1885-6. |
1884-5. |
1883-4. |
1882-3. |
Civil Service |
3,136 |
456,788 |
458,710 |
444,828 |
446,733 |
446,578 |
Army |
96,806 |
3,743,348 |
3,743,695 |
3,714,319 |
3,647,777 |
2,708,590 |
Navy |
39,228 |
2,050,688 |
2,065,421 |
2,070,857 |
2,080,050 |
2,077,830 |
Consolidated Fund |
1,074 |
410,552 |
385,995 |
414,622 |
422,541 |
411,959 |
Revenue Departments, &c. |
16,859 |
1,070,029 |
1,052,160 |
1,036,043 |
1,039,098 |
991,420 |
(See foot-note) |
157,103 |
£7,731,405 |
£7,705,981 |
£7,680,669 |
£7,636,199 |
£6,636,377 |
India (Estimated) |
10,500 |
6,100,000 |
6,100,000 |
6,000,000 |
5,897,000 |
5,500,000 |
Totals |
167,603 |
£13,831,405 |
£13,805,981 |
£13,680,669 |
£13,533,199 |
£12,136,377 |
Over a million of increase has come since 1882-3 from the Army estimates in consequence of the Wars in North and South Africa, apropos of which John Bull will do as well to notice that in these last five years of bad trade he has had to pay an Army Corps of over 100,000 Pensioners (military, naval, and civil,) for doing nothing, and that their drawings, amounting to nearly eight millions, swallowed up the whole of the Income Tax laid on the national profits for last year, e.g., Schedules B, C, D, and E.
The great pressure upon our space this year, consequent upon 20 pages being required for the new House of Commons and poll figures,—to say nothing of 18 pages for the valuable treatise on the Land Tax (pp. 183 to 200)—has rendered it necessary to omit 12 pages of Alphabetical Pension List specially compiled for the present issue. The following selections are made from its contents:—
Civil List Pensioners.
On the Queen's accession in 1837, she was em-powered to grant in every year of her reign new pensions in conformity with certain resolutions of the House of Commons passed 18th February, 1834, provided that the total should not exceed £1,200 in new grants yearly: that sum being calculated as equivalent to £19,871 perpetual annuity. The result must speak for itself.
Annual payments for Civil List Pensions conferred by the present Sovereign.
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
£ |
|
£ |
1838-9 |
621 |
1848-9 |
10,245 |
1858-9 |
18,225 |
1868-9 |
21,630 |
1878-9 |
22,107 |
1838-48 |
49,842 |
1839-40 |
1,546 |
1849-50 |
11,600 |
1859-60 |
18,260 |
1869-70 |
20,941 |
1879-80 |
22,467 |
1848-58 |
133,774 |
1840-1 |
2,743 |
1850-1 |
11,481 |
1860-1 |
18,160 |
1870-1 |
21,525 |
1880-1 |
22,629 |
1858-68 |
200,661 |
1841-2 |
4,023 |
1851-2 |
12,730 |
1861-2 |
19,260 |
1871-2 |
21,239 |
1881-2 |
22,590 |
1868-78 |
215,029 |
1842-3 |
5,120 |
1852-3 |
13,586 |
1862-3 |
20,328 |
1872-3 |
21,910 |
1882-3 |
23,541 |
1878-85 |
186,140 |
1843-4 |
5,307 |
1853-4 |
14,573 |
1863-4 |
20,844 |
1873-4 |
21,517 |
1883-4 |
23,714 |
|
|
1844-5 |
6,284 |
1854-5 |
15,310 |
1864-5 |
21,313 |
1874-5 |
20,963 |
1884-5 |
24,072 |
|
|
1845-6 |
7,165 |
1855-6 |
11,458 |
1865-6 |
21,498 |
1875-6 |
21,841 |
1885-6 |
25,020 |
|
|
1846-7 |
8,051 |
1856-7 |
16,533 |
1866-7 |
22,052 |
1876-7 |
21,709 |
|
|
|
|
1847-8 |
8,982 |
1857-8 |
16,258 |
1867-8 |
20,721 |
1877-8 |
21,754 |
|
|
|
|
|
£49,842 |
|
£133,774 |
|
£200,661 |
|
£215,029 |
Last 8 yrs |
£186,140 |
Total for 48 yrs |
£785,446 |
Our Almanack for 1884 (which may still be had) contained the full list of Royal Pensioners, with amounts and the reasons assigned for each grant. The following are the subsequent recipients:—
1883. |
Haas, Alma |
£80 |
Palmer, Auguste AI. E. |
200 |
Honaparte, Prince Lucien |
250 |
Pal iiser, Lady |
150 |
Scott-Russell, Harrieue |
90 |
Edwards. Edward |
80 |
Arnold, Matthew |
250 |
Southey, Rev. Charles C. |
100 |
1884. |
Moncrieff, Mrs. Marie A. |
100 |
Furnivall, Fred. James |
155 |
Murray, James A. H., LL.D. |
270 |
Hancock, W. Neilson, Q.C., IL.D. |
100 |
Balfe, Alina |
£80 |
Houghton, Rev. W. |
100 |
Brown, Emma L. |
70 |
Raeburn, Charlotte |
40 |
Raeburn. Caroline |
40 |
Griffiths, Matilda |
100 |
Docker, Edward S. |
100 |
1885. |
Stewart, Mrs. and the 2 Misses |
400 |
Power, the 4 Misses each |
50 |
Jewitt, Llewellyn |
70 |
Sherwin, Camilla |
100 |
Fastwick, Rosina Jane |
100 |
Hillocks, Rev. James |
75 |
Moncrieff, Marie A. (additional) |
£30 |
Radcliffe, Ann Martha |
100 |
Wilmshurst, Margaret Mary |
50 |
Leech, Adeline Amy |
25 |
Leech, Caroline F. |
25 |
Leech, Mary |
25 |
Leech, Rose Jane |
25 |
Glover, Lady Elizabeth |
100 |
Huxley, Thomas Henry |
300 |
1886. |
Tulloch, Jeanenne Sophia |
150 |
Gibbons, Grace |
45 |
Schmitz, Leonard (additional) |
50 |
Hereditary Pensions.
Nearly the whole of these have been commuted during recent years, but the funds ought in some cases to be reclaimed for the nation, and interests made terminable with the lifetime of the present holders. The entire list (with ample details) will be found in our Almanacks of 1884, 1885, or 1886. There are a very large number of these Pensions, and arrangements have been artfully made to conceal both names and amounts from public cognizance. Reference to our 1883 Almanack will show how some 250 payments, principally to clergy, have been hidden away, and that those highly moral nursing-fathers of the church, Henry VIII. and Charles I., were originally the grantors. Amongst the Hereditary Pensioners are the fallowing:—
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All the above pensions (Nos. 1 to 30) are perpetual; those which follow are limited to certain defined numbers of lives as particularized :—
1 Combermere, Viscount |
1814 |
2,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the second. (Peninsular War.) |
2 Wellington, Duke of |
1816 |
4,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the third. To the first Duke enormous emoluments accrued from the generosity of Parliament; Strathsfieldsaye Estate also being given him at a cost of £700,000. |
3 Seaton, Baron |
1840 |
2,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the second. (India.) |
4 Keane, Baron |
1841 |
2,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the third. (Afghan War.) |
5 Gough, Viscount |
1846 |
2,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the second. (Punjaub.) |
6 Raglan, Baron |
1855 |
2,000 |
For 2 lives. Present is the last. (Crimea.) |
7 Hardinge, Viscount |
1846 |
3,000 |
For 3 lives. Present holder is the second. (Lahore.) |
8 Napier of Magdala, Baron |
1868 |
2,000 |
For self and successor. (Abyssinia.) |
The following are a very few of the leading Life-Pensions existent (those marked *only apply when the holders are not filling cabinet office):—
Military: |
Havelock-Allan, Sir H. M. |
£1,000 |
Political and Civil: |
Elgin, Countess of |
1,000 |
Mayo, Countess of |
1,000 |
Walpole, Rt. Hon. S. H. |
2,000 |
Paget, Lord Clarence E. |
1,200 |
Romiane, W. G. |
1,000 |
*Childers, Rt. Hon. H. C. E. |
1,133 |
*Iddesleigh, Earl of |
2,000 |
Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. P. (2) |
1,950 |
*Manners, Lord John J. R. |
1,200 |
*Shaw-Lefevre, Rt. Hon. G. J. |
1,200 |
Eversley, Viscount |
4,000 |
Hampden, Viscount |
4,000 |
Macaulay, C. Z. |
1,200 |
Judicial: |
*Selborne, Earl |
£5,000 |
*Halsbury, Baron |
5,000 |
Ball, Rt. Hon. J. T. |
3,692 |
Naish, Rt. Hon. John |
3,692 |
*Ashbourne, Baron |
3,692 |
Keating, Sir H. S. |
3,500 |
Mellor, Sir John |
3,500 |
Bramwell, Baron |
3,500 |
Baggallay, Sir Richard |
3,500 |
Penzance, Baron |
3,500 |
Smith, Sir Montague E. |
3,500 |
Gifford. Adam |
2,250 |
Deas, Sir George |
2,250 |
Christian, Rt. Hon. J. |
2,667 |
Old Law Courts Officials: |
Heath, D. D. |
£3,100 |
Appach, Reginald |
2,003 |
Harcourt, E. W. V. V. |
2,008 |
Holdship, John |
1,146 |
Gatty, William |
1,556 |
Milne, Frank |
1,833 |
Capes, Fredk |
1,532 |
Clarkson, F. S. |
1,572 |
Tebbs, H. V. |
1,536 |
Jennings, W. G. W. N. |
1,487 |
Crosse. E. W. |
1,358 |
Robarts, Fredk |
1,309 |
Diplomatic : |
Napier and Ettrick, Baron |
1,700 |
Malet, Sir Alexander |
900 |
Wyke, Rt. Hon. Sir C. L. |
900 |
Doyle, Perry W. |
700 |
Waller, Sir T. W., Bart |
700 |