§ 36. Mr. FREDERICK WHYTEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give an undertaking that the office of the Public Trustee will not be transferred to the Civil Service without due notice to Parliament?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI cannot give the undertaking, but the House can take an opportunity for discussing this matter in Committee of Supply.
§ 37. Mr. FREDERICK WHYTEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can promise that, in the event of the office of the Public Trustee being transferred to the Civil Service, those now employed by the Public Trustee will be recognised as having served in the public service since the foundation of the office by the Public Trustee Act, 1906; and whether, in computing the Civil Service pensions, regard will be had to the fact that the present remuneration of such persons is far below the Civil Service standard, and is not commensurate with the magnitude of their work or with its responsibilities?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI cannot see my way to giving any undertaking on this subject, 1930 nor can I accept the suggestion contained in the latter part of the question. In the event of persons now in the employment of the Public Trustee being admitted to the permanent Civil Service, their claim to pension will be governed by the provisions of the Superannuation Acts and the established practice of the Treasury under those Acts.