asked the Minister for Defence if he will state what steps have been taken to deal with the claim of Mr. John Bolger, late of the Marine Investigation Corps, for a military service pension, since his last statement on June 10th, 1926.

The consideration by the Department of Defence of the difficulty mentioned in my statement of the 10th June is now completed. I am communicating information to the Board of Assessors which I expect will enable the Board to report at an early date on Mr. Bolger's claim.