HC Deb 23 February 1911 vol 21 cc2081-2
Mr. WHELER

asked the right hon. Gentleman if he will state the weekly wage, the amount stopped on establishment, and the full pension granted at sixty years of age to hammermen and smiths respectively employed in Sheerness Dockyard?

Mr. McKENNA

The weekly wage for hammermen is 21s. to 28s., and for smiths 34s. to 45s. The amounts stopped on establishment are as follows:—

1s. per week upon rates not exceeding 24s.

1s. 6d. per week upon rates not exceeding 36s.

2s. per week upon rates not exceeding 42s.

2s. 6d. per week upon rates not exceeding 48s.

The amount of the full pension is determined by the same rules in both cases, according to the length of service and rates of pay during the last three years of service, as laid down in the Superannuation Acts.