§ Order for further consideration read.
§ Sir JAMES YOXALLI beg to move, in Article XL, Sub-section (2), at the end of paragraph (b), to insert:
For the purposes of Part XVIII. of the Act of 1000 teachers who, at the commencement of this Order, are, or hereafter shall be, permanently and exclusively employed by the corporation as the local education authority for the borough, or are permanently and exclusively employed in any public elementary school in the borough (whether provided by the corporation as the local education authority or not), or are permanently and exclusively employed in any school, college or hostel provided by the corporation as the local education authority for the purpose of Part II. of the Education Act, 1902 (and any such teacher is in this Section called "the teacher"), shall be deemed, if the corporation in their discretion think fit, to be persons in the employment of the corporation whom, or some of whom (according to their qualifications or conditions' of service or otherwise) the corporation may, in their discretion, determine to be a class or classes 1900 or persons entitled to contribute to and participate in the benefit of any fund established under the provisions of the Act of 1900, and upon any such determination such provisions shall apply accordingly.
Provided that in exercising their discretion under this Section the corporation shall not differentiate between classes of teachers on the ground alone that any such class is composed of persons employed in public elementary schools provided by them or in public elementary schools not so provided, or of persons who were, before the commencement of this Order, employed in the existing borough, or of persons employed in the added area.
- (a) In the application of the Act of 1900 to any teacher to whom the Elementary School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1898 (in this Section called "the Act of 1898"), applies, the amount of the superannuation allowance to be made to the teacher upon retirement under the provisions of the Act of 1900 shall be complementary to the amount of the deferred annuity to which the teacher is entitled and to the superannuation allowance which may be granted to the teacher under the Act of 1898 (in this Section hereinafter called "the benefits under the Act of 1898"), and the salary or wages in respect of which be shall contribute to and receive an annual allowance from the superannuation fund under the provisions of the Act of 1900 shall be so much (if any) of the actual salary or wages for the time being receivable by him as remains after deducting from that last-named salary or wages a sum equal to one and a half times the amount of the benefits under the Act of 1898 receivable by him, provided that the total amount of the contributions to be so made by him shall be at such rate or rates per centum per annum on the salary or wages calculated as aforesaid as the Corporation, acting on the advice of an actuary (being a Fellow cither of the Institute of Actuaries or of the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland), shall determine to be proper, so that the total amount of the contributions made by the teacher at the time when he becomes entitled to an annual allowance from the superannuation fund shall be nearly as may be bear the same ratio to the amount of such allowance as the total amount of the contributions made at the like time by any other officer or servant admitted to the benefits of the Act of
1901 1900 with a like service shall bear to the amount of the annual allowance receivable by that officer or servant. - (b) For the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Sub-section the Corporation shall by resolution from time to time determine the amount of the benefits under the Act of 1898, and prescribe a scale determining the rate or rates of contribution, aforesaid.
- (c) If at any time hereafter under the Act of 1898 or by reason of the passing of any general Act of Parliament, whether in this or in any subsequent Session of Parliament or otherwise, the benefits under the provisions of the Act of 1898, or otherwise, shall be materially increased, the Corporation shall by an amending resolution make such provision as shall be necessary to meet the altered circumstances, and by that resolution shall provide for the return to the teacher or the credit to him in respect of future contributions to the superannuation fund of the amount of any payments made by him to that fund in respect of service before the date of the amending resolution in respect of any part, proportion, or amount of his salary or wages in. excess of the part, proportion, or amount in respect of which, as determined by the said amending resolution, he will thereafter be entitled to contribute to and receive an annual allowance from the superannuation, fund;
- (d) No part of any benefit or superannuation allowance received by any teacher from the superannuation fund shall be deemed to be paid out of or received from public money within the meaning of the 1898 Act or any rules made there under or otherwise.
Major WHITEI have been requested by the promoters of this Order, the South-port Order, to say, that, in view of the lateness of the Session and the possibility of losing their Bill, they accept this Clause but under protest. They consider it is irrelevant matter and has nothing at all to do with an order for the extension of the boundaries of the town. They think it ought to be included in some national scheme, and I personally agree, but, as it is, they accept the Clause.
§ Mr. BOOTH rose in his place—
§ Mr. SPEAKERIf the hon. Member rises to oppose the Clause, he must give notice.
§ Mr. BOOTHI wish to protest against the statement of the hon. Member. I am not prepared to accept it.
§ Mr. SPEAKERThen the Bill must go over.
§ Further consideration deferred till Monday next, July 31st.