THE PENSION LIST.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—By an accident, I did not see until to-day the letter signed "T. S." which appeared in your columns on April 7th. As I am accused in that letter of "inaccuracies and exaggera- tions" in some remarks made by me in the House of Commons in reference to the Pension List, perhaps you will allow me briefly to dispose of "T. S."
He states that I quoted a pension of 2500 a year as one of 2900. I did nothing of the kind. You will see from the report given in the Daily News enclosed, that I mentioned the sum of 2500 a year, and not 2900. "T. S." further says :— " Third-class interpreters are mentioned, when first-class in are, or should have been, meant." I cited the case of only one third-class interpreter, who received a pension of 2149 13s. 4d. at the age of thirty-two, his salary having been 2528 443. 10d. The particulars are given in the Appendix to Class VI., Civil Service Estimates, p. 8, line 2. All my facts- were compiled with great care and scrupulous accuracy from official documents, and if "T. S." has better information than these documents contain, I think he would do well to com- municate with the Secretary of the Treasury, instead of bringing unfounded charges against me.—I am, Sir, &c., 73 Elm Park Gardens, April 23rd. L. J. JENNINGS.
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