Captain COOPERasked whether the right hon. Gentleman's attention had been called to the desire of telegraphists who have served in the Royal Engineers to have that portion of their Army time in which they were actually working under the Post Office included in the assessment of their superannuation allowance; and whether he was prepared to grant them this concession?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELMy attention has been called to the matter which I am again bringing under consideration. It has on several occasions in the past been decided that the concession was not one which should be granted.
Captain COOPERMay I ask if these men are to be penalised because they have served in the Army instead of under the Post Office directly?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELIt is really a matter for the Treasury's decision rather than my own, but I am not prepared to admit that there is any penalisation.