§ MR. O. V. MORGAN (Battersea)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether it is the intention of the Treasury to reconsider the terms of their Minute of December last relating to Civil Service Writers, with a view of giving higher bonuses than those awarded under such Minute; and, if so, whether, in the interests of the Public Service, and with a view to giving contentment to a large class of Government employés, he will consider whether such increased bonuses could be given after a less service than eight years and a-half?
§ THE SECRETARY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)The Treasury Minute was the result of a prolonged and most careful consideration of the whole question; and I cannot hold out any hope of reconsidering the terms of the Minute.