§ Mr. FALLEasked the Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that the pensions granted to established men in His Majesty's dockyards are calculated, not on the gross wage, but on such wage after deductions for pension; and if he can see his way to get the system altered?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara)Such pensions are awarded by the Treasury under the provisions of Section 2 of the Superannuation Act, 1859, and that Department has no power to base their calculations on other than actual and established rates of pay. The system is common to the whole Civil Service, and could not be altered for one department alone.
§ Mr. FALLEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the tax is not charged on income less Income Tax, but before Income Tax is deducted?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI am aware that under this Act the pension is on the salaries and emoluments of officers in an established capacity, and the Treasury has no alternative.