§ MR. MENZIES (Perthshire, E.)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether it is within the power of the Royal Commission at present inquiring into the establishment of the different Offices of State to recommend, for the purpose of accelerating promotion, the compulsory retirement of all Civil servants after a fixed period of service; and, whether it is the fact that, in the Admiralty Civil servants have, on completing 40 years' service, been called on to resign?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. MATTHEWS) (Birmingham, E.)Yes, Sir. There is no restriction on the power of the Royal Commission to make any recommendation that they may think proper with a view of increasing the efficiency of the Public Service. I am informed that there is a rule at the Admiralty that the Civil servants shall retire at 60, if they have completed 40 years' service, and it is found to work very satisfactorily.