§ MR. W. GORDONasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, "Whether the instructions to the Commission now sitting on the Civil Service embrace the subject of an inquiry into the operation of the present Superannuation Act; and, if not, whether he will take into consideration the question whether alterations may not be advantageously made in the present terms of retirement under that Act, so as to facilitate retirement and cause such a flow of promotion as is expedient to secure the efficiency and contentment of the Service, and enable juniors, long in the Service, to rise to salaries commensurate with their experience and responsibilities?
THE CHANCELLOR THE EXCHEQUEE, in reply, said, that the instructions given to the Commission on the Civil Service did not embrace an inquiry into the operations of the Superannuation Act specifically; but it was possible they might touch on that subject in the course of their Report. As to whether alterations might not be advantageously made in the present terms of retirement, so as to facilitate retirement and cause a better flow of promotion, that was a large and serious question which he was not now prepared to take into consideration.