At the proceedings of the Committee of Public Accounts on the 11th July, 1957, I undertook to furnish particulars of the payments charged to Subhead “U” (Compensation) of the Vote for Defence in the financial year 1955/56.
Two Schedules are attached giving particulars of cases where the amount paid was £50 or over. Schedule A relates to traffic accidents and Schedule B to other compensation claims.
The items scheduled total £9,724 and the balance, £1,277 is made up of 52 traffic accident claims and 44 other claims under £50 each.
Ref. No. |
Brief Particulars |
Amount of compensation paid and Costs |
3/20438 |
Injury to an Army Nurse when the Ambulance in which she was travelling skidded and overturned. |
Ex-gratia payment of £125 and £18 18s. costs. |
3/18380 |
A Scout Car got out of control and injured a pedestrian. |
£471 12s. compensation with £63 costs. |
3/20891 |
An Army Lorry collided with a pedal cyclist. |
£350 compensation and £234 16s. 3d. taxed costs. |
3/4292 |
A collision between an Army Lorry and a pedal cyclist. |
Ex-gratia payment of £1,115 2s. 6d. Refund of Sickness and Disablement Benefit to Department of Social Welfare, £44 17s. 6d. |
3/12014 |
An Army Lorry collided with a Civilian Motor Car (£858 5s. 4d. damages awarded—£548 6s. 4d. had been lodged in Court with the Defence). |
£309 19s. balance of compensation and £457 16s. 10d. taxed costs. |
3/22046 |
Damage to an E.S.B. section pillar by a Bren-gun Carrier. |
£150 5s. 2d. compensation. |
3/20222 |
As a result of a collision between an Army Lorry and a Civilian Motor Van, a boy pedestrian was injured by the Army vehicle. |
£1,756 compensation and £98 19s. 4d. costs. |
3/21630 |
An armoured Fighting Vehicle collided with a Civilian Motor Car. |
Compensation £102 1s. 6d. (£33 15s. 9d. was received from an Insurance Co. on foot of a Halving Agreement) |
3/21374 |
An Army Lorry collided with a Civilian Motor Car. |
£85 19s. was paid to the insurers of the car on foot of a Halving Agreement. |
3/19786 |
An Army Lorry collided with a pedal cyclist. |
£506 compensation and £52 10s. costs. |
3/22198 |
A collision between an Army Van and a pedal cyclist. |
£100 2s. 6d. compensation. |
3/21802 |
An Army Motor Cycle got out of control and collided with a boy standing on the foot-path. |
£131 6s. compensation. |
3/24506 |
An Army Quadant collided with a Civilian Motor Car |
£70 5s. 6d. compensation and £9 9s. costs. |
3/23328 |
A collision between an Army Ambulance and a pedal cyclist. |
£101 14s. 6d. compensation and £12 12s. costs. |
3/17404 |
An Army Station Wagon collided with a Civilian Motor Car. |
£57 6s. 7d. paid to an Insurance Co. on foot of a Halving Agreement. |
3/23320 |
A collision between a Scout Car and a Civilian Motor Car. |
£100 compensation and £8 8s. costs. |
3/23539 |
An Army Horse Box collided with a Civilian Motor Car. |
£67 19s. compensation and £6 6s. costs. |
3/20435 |
An Army Station Wagon collided with a Civilian Motor Car. |
£188 10s. compensation. |
3/14136 |
A collision between an Army Station Wagon and a Civilian Motor Car. |
£1,300 compensation and £541 7s. 8d. taxed costs. |
|
Total amount paid: |
£8,638 3s. 10d. |
File No. |
Particulars |
Amount of Compensation |
|
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
2/78921 |
Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F. C. A. personnel. |
350 |
0 |
0 |
2/78921 |
Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F. C. A. personnel. |
189 |
4 |
8 |
2/98637 |
Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F.C.A. personnel. |
121 |
3 |
0 |
F.C.A./47 |
Compensation covering the year 1st April, 1955 to 31st March, 1956, to a member of the F.C.A. injured on duty. |
64 |
5 |
4 |
F.C.A./102 |
Compensation covering the period 1st March, 1952 to 31st March, 1955, to a member of the F.C.A. who was injured on training. |
211 |
5 |
9 |
3/20165 |
Compensation to owner for land used as a rifile range for the years 1950 to 1954 inclusive. Total: |
150 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total: |
£1,085 |
18 |
9 |
