§ 51. Mr. WATTasked whether there is any rule, statutory or otherwise, as to the number of years which a judge of the High Court or Lord of Appeal must serve before he is entitled to a pension; if not, has the established practice been fourteen years; and have there been any exceptions to this practice made during the last six years?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe whole matter is governed by Section 14 of the Judicature Act, 1873, and Sections 7 and 15 of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876. No practice has or could have arisen differing from those Sections, nor could any exception be made.