§ DR. FARQUHARSON () Aberdeenshire W.To ask the Postmaster General whether his attention has been directed to the case of Miss Moggach, late postmistress at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, who has just been compulsorily retired under the age clause after forty years of service; whether she was given to understand that the terms of her service entitled her to a pension; and whether he is prepared to reward her in some substantial way for years of active work.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) I am fully aware of all the circumstances of Miss Moggach's case. She 746 was not given to understand that the conditions of her service were such as to qualify her for pension; but at the time of her retirement she was informed that her claim to a pension would be put before the Treasury. On further inquiry it was found that she was not qualified for any award under the Superannuation Acts; and in these circumstances I have no power to grant her any further remuneration in respect of her services.