§ Mr. NEWTONasked the Secretary for War whether his attention has been called to an application by Edward Garrod, aged sixty-nine years, of Dovercourt, Essex, for a gratuity on his discharge after completing twenty-nine years' and 119 days' service in the Ordnance Store Department and the Army Service Corps Department; and whether he can see his way to award the gratuity usual after this length of service under the Superannuation Act of 1887 or otherwise?
§ Mr. HALDANEGarrod's service was, unfortunately, not continuous, and so did not entitle him to a gratuity. I have no power to go outside the Act in such matters.
§ Mr. NEWTONIs he aware that Garrod served twenty-nine years and 119 days in the Ordnance Store Department and the Army Service Corps Department and was only out of the employment of a Government Department for half a day, leaving the Ordnance Store Department on the Friday night and re-engaging with the Army Service Corps Department the following day?
§ Mr. SPEAKERIt is quite impossible for the Secretary of State to know all these details. The hon. Member must give notice of his question.