§ 4. Sir WILLIAM DAVISONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the acceptance of a Civil Service appointment in the Irish Free State by an officer of a former British statutory Board, such as the Intermediate Education Board, invalidates such officer's rights of Voluntary retirement under Article 10 of the Treaty?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Amery)The rights conferred on civil servants by Article 10 of the Articles of Agreement are statutory, and as such can only be interpreted, in case of dispute, by the Courts. I have no authority to pronounce an opinion on the subject.