§ MR. SKEWES-COX (Surrey, Kingston)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in addition to the old class of writers, the ordinary temporary copyists who were registered and employed by the Civil Service Commissioners between September, 1870, and August, 1871, although they had not belonged to the old class of writers mentioned by the Secretary on the 5th of April last, are allowed on appointment to permanent positions to reckon all their temporary service towards pensions under the Treasury Minute of the 1st June, 1882.
§ MR. HANBURYThere were no "copyists" employed before the Order in Council of 19th August, 1871. There were certain writers registered for general service between 4th June, 1870, and 19th August, 1871, and such of them who fulfilled the conditions of Treasury Minute of June, 1882, would count all their writer service for pension; otherwise they would only count half of it.