§ 40. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the Minister of Health whether his attention 401 has been directed to the case of Mr. Arthur Gaunt, vaccination officer of the Bramley Union, and the definite attempt of the Bramley Guardians to deprive an official of 20 years' service of his living by taking away the bonus entirely, leaving this officer the sum of £25 9s. 7d. per quarter as his only source of income to maintain a wife and two children; and whether, under the circumstances, this is a case in which he will exercise his right of determining the amount of remuneration to be paid by the Bramley Guardians?
§ Sir A. MONDI understand that the facts are as stated in the first part of the question except that as the officer in question is only a part-time officer, I am not able to say whether he has any other source of income. After full consideration of the circumstances of this case, I do not see my way to interfere with the decision of the guardians in a matter affecting the salaries of their officers.